Historic New England

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

Fragment. Frieze Border. Allover continuous repeat of flowers, perhaps garland. Bordered on top by two horizontal black lines. Printed in pink, blue, green and white liquid mica on white or unground paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177796

Accession Number: 1967.136.26B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diagonal orange lines - lattice on black ground. Some white.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177797

Accession Number: 1967.136.2B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe of diaper pattern alternating with berried foliage vine. Printed in green, red and white poosibly on blue ground. Colors are faded and stained. Straight repeat.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177798

Accession Number: 1967.136.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover diaper pattern with diagonal grid imitating lace on a dotted field. Printed in white on blue? ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177799

Accession Number: 1967.136.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical geometric stripe in blue on white? ground. Straight match.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177800

Accession Number: 1967.136.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Very dark green? ground. Design not decipherable, but printed in pink and white.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177801

Accession Number: 1967.136.6

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover, small-scale repeat with vertical stripes of delicate serpentine vines. Printed in white on red ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177802

Accession Number: 1967.136.7

Wallpaper

Fragments. Floral possibly with medallion. Printed in dark green, turquoise and yellow on tan ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177803

Accession Number: 1967.136.8

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Bifircated foliate elements in green and red alternating with red outlined and horizontally striped diamonds. Separated by white scrolls on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177804

Accession Number: 1967.136.15

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with stylized flowers at intersection framing maroon diamond panel with hollow, round corners. Printed in brown, tan and maroon.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177805

Accession Number: 1967.136.19

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral vine with thick, stocky stems. Flower heads tipped in red with yellow centers and olive stems and buds on tan/khaki ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177806

Accession Number: 1967.137.14

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow paper. Allover grid of stylized floral forms with husk and bead elements. Printed in a blend of red, yellow, black and white on unground paper.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177807

Accession Number: 1967.137.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Scrolling Greek Revival foliage in grey and white framing geometric forms. Printed on pink ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177808

Accession Number: 1967.137.3

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover grid of closely spaced stylized floral elements in blue on white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177809

Accession Number: 1967.137.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral pattern in which green and maroon sprigs with tendrils either alternate with or meander between white medallions on grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177810

Accession Number: 1967.137.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Bifurcated foliate elements in green and red alternating with red outlined and horizontally striped diamonds, divided by white scrolls on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177811

Accession Number: 1967.137.6

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover densely arranged leaves and suggested vine. Printed in pink with maroon edges and negative space filled in with maroon horizontal pin-stripes.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177812

Accession Number: 1967.137.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vine and stripe. Broad vertical foliate vine on blue field which appears "stretched" between two rods and alternates with tan stripe. Printed on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177813

Accession Number: 1967.137.9

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with stylized flowers at intersections framing maroon diamond panel with hollow round corners. Printed in brown, tan and maroon.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177814

Accession Number: 1967.137.10

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale diaper pattern. Grey vine in white field separating grid of maroon ogee-ended panels with floral sprigs in green and violet.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177815

Accession Number: 1967.137.11

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral (clematis?) heads in red and orange on a delicate yellow leafed vine with berried stems. Printed on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177816

Accession Number: 1967.137.13

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow medallion and stripe. Floral centers with foliate wreaths bordered by vertical foliate stripe. Printed in blended blue and green on unground paper.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177817

Accession Number: 1967.137.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale, white, allover foliage vine (now very dirty) in blue, cream and ochre on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177818

Accession Number: 1967.149B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped paper. Alternating vertical stripes of flowering vine and rose sprigs on a trellis. Printed in red, green and white on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177819

Accession Number: 1967.149A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Arabic styled diaper pattern. Grey geometric linear pattern with green horizontal striped field at centers and quatrefoils at intersections. Printed on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177820

Accession Number: 1971.200.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Vertical stripes. Broad green stripe with small repeated stylized leaf forms in white with red centers, alternating with band of grey stripes in widths with stylized green vine in center. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177821

Accession Number: 1971.200.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover green scrolls enclosed within maroon borders. Field between scrolls in-filled with green tri-lobed shapes surrounded by maroon pindots. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177822

Accession Number: 1971.200.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Appears to be part of a vertical stripe consisting of white wide and narrow bars grouped to alternate with rows of white dots flanked on the left with vertical row of dots (beading) and on the right with foliate design.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177823

Accession Number: 1971.205.1B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover loose leaf pattern in red on white ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177824

Accession Number: 1971.205.2

Wallpaper

Fragmanet. Green stylized flower head within concave-sided diamond and framed by four elliptical leaves. Perhaps an allover medallion repeat? Printed on pink paper which serves as the ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177825

Accession Number: 1971.205.3

Wallpaper

Fragments. Berried foliage in green and white surrounding a diaper patterned panel. Perhaps scroll or strapwork ? Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177826

Accession Number: 1971.205.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover repeat of small grey rods flanked by two white dots and wide yellow border at left.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177827

Accession Number: 1971.205.1A

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Border of flowers (poppies), blades of grass printed in three blues on white ground.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177828

Accession Number: 1971.201

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped paper of continuous, white ogees enclosing stylized foliate elements and framed by white scrolls. Overprinted with fine grid pattern.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177829

Accession Number: 1971.202

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stripe and rose sprigs. Two grey stripes flanking two rows of black dots alternating with rose sprigs on a grey pin stripe field. Printed on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177830

Accession Number: 1971.203

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation grass cloth printed in brown, tan and black on unground paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177831

Accession Number: 1971.204

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern ground, with floral medallions. Printed in blue, light blue and yellow on a white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177832

Accession Number: 1986.1185.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripes (some scalloped) with sprigs. White and mustard printed on a beige ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177833

Accession Number: 1986.1185.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe. Neat tan vines with brown berries framing repeated design of crosses and circles (+0+0+0) and alternating with beige flowering vine. Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177834

Accession Number: 1915.141.9

Wallpaper

Wallpaerp fragment. Small flowers printed in red and brown with tan and brown leaves.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177835

Accession Number: 1915.141.10

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Arts and crafts stylized floral element in three greens, red and metallic gilt on a field of tan and beige organic abstract shapes which may suggest grass cloth.

Date: 1905-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177836

Accession Number: 1915.141.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Repeating flower blossoms accented with dotted spirals. Printed in green, red on a grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177837

Accession Number: 1915.141.1

Wallpaper

Newburyport newspaper from 1847 that was used as liner between wallpaper layers.

Date: 1847

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177838

Accession Number: 1915.141.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stripe, continuous meandering rose vine in pink, maroon and green alternating with row of geometric shapes in two greys on white ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177839

Accession Number: 1915.141.3