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Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating tile design of two birds perched on a flowering bough next to an Oriental urn with peonies. Tiles are separated by strapwork and elaborate rosettes. Printed in two greens, light blue, pink, salmon, brown, and beige on a white, varnished ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176606

Accession Number: 1985.26.807

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of floral sprays and wheat. Printed in olive green, maroon, light green and white against a metallic gold field on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176607

Accession Number: 1985.26.808

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover blue vine with white, daisy-like blossom printed on an imitation chambray ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176608

Accession Number: 1985.26.809

Wallpaper

Fragments. Pattern of roses. Printed in two blues, red, light green, grey-green on light pink ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176609

Accession Number: 1985.26.811

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Imitation textile, floral/geometric pattern. Printed in cream, pink, two blues, tan, brown, gold on grey ground. Textured paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176610

Accession Number: 1985.26.812

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Band of red flock above a row of plasterwork berries and leaves and below a row of plasterwork bead and reel moulding. Printed in two browns, ochre, red flock on a tan ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176611

Accession Number: 1985.26.816

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Embossed design of stylized pomegranates or pineapples with scrolling leaves in brown against an embossed field reverse printed in metallic gold. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176612

Accession Number: 1985.26.818

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Distant views of a medieval castle framed by tree bough, roses and scrolling foliage. Printed in five blues, olive, tan, peach, pink, mauve and burgundy. Overprinted with a fine black grid on an embossed, cream ground. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176613

Accession Number: 1985.26.86

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Sprays of pink roses connected by blue ribbon draped with grey foliate garlands. Printed in three pinks, rose, five greens, two greys, and three blues on a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176614

Accession Number: 1985.26.9

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by foliated mouchette framing stylized anthemion. Printed in two blues on an embossed, liquid mica ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176615

Accession Number: 1985.26.97

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating fan motif alternating with geometric elements. Printed below a row of beading and above row of suggested dentil moulding. Printed in metallic gold, pink, blue, olive green, yellow and Indian red on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Dresser, Christopher

GUSN: 176616

Accession Number: 1985.26.813

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scrolling vine with stylized flowers, heart shaped leaves and leaves with scalloped edges. Printed in two pinks, light blue, ochre, brown and metallic gold on and embossed grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Dresser, Christopher

GUSN: 176617

Accession Number: 1985.26.814

Wallpaper

Unused sample of ceiling paper, corner portion. Stylized Egyptian motifs such as lotus flowers and leaves. Printed in blue, two reds, grey, brown, black, white, gold embossing on tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Probably Dresser, Christopher

GUSN: 176618

Accession Number: 1985.26.4

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grid formed by diagonally repeating stylized flower elements. Reverse printed in crimson with crimson horizontal lines which create tapestry design on maroon ingrain paper. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176619

Accession Number: 1985.26.101

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, densely arranged, floral design. Flowers and vines decorated with multiple patterns, dots, dashes, scaling, dog-tooth. Printed in maroon, red, yellow, brown and tan on olive ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176620

Accession Number: 1985.26.611

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Urn draped with bellflower swags alternating with foliate scrolls and anthemions bordered above and below by rows of repeating squares and rosettes. Printed in light blue, brown, metallic gold and metallic copper on an embossed, beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176621

Accession Number: 1985.26.67

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by blue scalloped lozenges with grey foliated sprig outlined in gold framed by white foliated lines. Printed on a blue ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176622

Accession Number: 1985.26.254

Wallpaper

Anglo-Japanese border, aesthetic style, with cherry blossoms; fret work, exotic flowers, and asymmetrical lattice. Printed in light blue, three pinks, grey, ochre, cream, and silver.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176623

Accession Number: 1985.26.140

Wallpaper

Paper with winding fence with small pagodas or gazebos. Cherry blossom branches weave through the fence. Printed in two greys, pink, pale orange, black, and gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176624

Accession Number: 1985.26.148

Wallpaper

Cherry blossoms, fret-work, hybiscus, and asymmetrical lattice. Printed in light blue, three pinks, grey, taupe, cream, gold, on a greenish grey ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176625

Accession Number: 1985.26.158

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquet of roses and poppies framed by scrolls. Printed in two browns, tan, ochre, and crimson on a wood-grained, varnished ground.

Date: 1875-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176626

Accession Number: 1985.26.352

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Urn draped with bellflower swags, alternating with anthemion flanked by foliate scrolls and bordered above and below by rows of repeating squares and rosettes. Printed in tan, brown, metallic gold and metallic copper on an embossed beige ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176627

Accession Number: 1985.26.65

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous bough of peach or plum blossoms with butterflies against a metallic copper crazed field. Printed in pale peach, pink, white, grey tan, metallic copper and gold on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176628

Accession Number: 1985.26.129

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Japanese-inspired design consists of iris and peony mingled with scrolls which have various animal forms, sucn as dolphin, bird, and swan (?) on them. Printed in two greens, mauve, pink, yellow, and three browns on light brown ground. Varnished.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176629

Accession Number: 1985.26.320

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pink and blue roses ornamented with foliate scrolls and open fretwork. Printed in pink, rose, red, three blues, yellow, tan, taupe and brown on a buff colored ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176630

Accession Number: 1985.26.364

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover baroque floral pattern. Has a pastel-like quality. Printed in orange, yellow, pale blue, tan and maroon on olive ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176631

Accession Number: 1985.26.609

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonally repeating, Baroque-stylized flowers, acanthus scrolls and diapered strapwork. Printed in orange, maroon and metallic gold on a red, pebble embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176632

Accession Number: 1985.26.625

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Anthemion framed by acanthus leaves, foliate scrolls and draped with bellflower swags. Printed in liquid mica and outlined in metallic gold on an embossed, beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176633

Accession Number: 1985.26.69

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rows of repeating foliated losenges against a field of metallic gold, diapered stripes and overprinted with black diagonal screen. Printed in Indian red, taupe, black and metallic gold on a blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176634

Accession Number: 1985.26.791

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Torches draped with swag and framed with stiff-leaf wreath below a lunette of bellflowers and above a row of rosettes and scrolls. Printed in pale yellow, yellow and outlined in metallic gold on a tan, liquid mica ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176635

Accession Number: 1985.26.805

Wallpaper

Border with bat (?), flowers, and tropical plant forms against a field of geometric and stylized floral patterns. Printed in brown, black, red, blue, taupe, and metallic gold. Paper embossed with short, perpendicular lines.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176637

Accession Number: 1985.26.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over foliage pattern. Maple (?) leaves reverse printed in brown with pin-dot ground on unground paper. Used on shelf. Straight repeat.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176743

Accession Number: 1930.1617

Bandbox Fragment

Fragment of landscape figure wallpaper. Scene shows classically dressed female figure playing a lute while cupid dances in front of a fruit tree. Printed in green, black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176744

Accession Number: 1930.1620

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe of roses, pansies and violets alternating with stripe of foliate scrolls. Printed in three blues, pink, purple, two greens, brown and black.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176745

Accession Number: 1930.1623

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wood-grained paper imitating oak planks. Printed in brown and white on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176746

Accession Number: 1968.52

Wallpaper

Unused frieze sample. Large and small alternating oak leaf and acorn wreaths surrounding torches tied together with bow knots and ribbon. Printed on a field of stylized, metallic gold medallions. Printed in crimson, two pinks, metallic gold, two greens and ivory on a deep rose ground printed to appe...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176747

Accession Number: 1968.58

Wallpaper

Unused sample of striped paper consisting of narrower, decorated band alternating with meandering vine. Printed in green, brown, red, gold and grey on white, ribbed-textured ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176748

Accession Number: 1968.59

Wallpaper

Sample of reform-style paper. Pattern consists of losenge-shape shield (?) topped with fleur-de-lis, floral motif in center. Printed in grey, red, blue and gold on a brown ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176749

Accession Number: 1968.60

Wallpaper

Unused sample of machine printed grey paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176750

Accession Number: 1968.61

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample of three strips of borders on textured or embossed paper. Persian style motifs in little arches with ribbon or leaf ornament and a band of semi-interlacing. Printed in red, grey, black, gold and blue on a white ground.

Date: 1870-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176751

Accession Number: 1968.65

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Border. Densely arranged flowers included lily of the valley. Printed in pink, blue, white, brown, two greens and metallic gold on green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176752

Accession Number: 1968.66

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Dense, allover stylized floral design. Printed in red, pink, yellow, black and white on a lavender field on olive ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176753

Accession Number: 1968.68

Wallpaper

Fragments. Foliate and floral pattern with pin dots. Printed in blue (now looks grey), black, white on a green ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176754

Accession Number: 1968.70

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale meandering leafy vine. In two blues, maroon and black on white ground.

Date: 1850-1856

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176755

Accession Number: 1971.10

Wallpaper

Paper fragment used to decorate the top of a box. Geometric pattern of intersecting lines forming rectangular cells, chevrons, dots and stylized leaf ornament. Printed in greenish brown on a blue ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176756

Accession Number: 1971.1

Wallpaper

Unused samples. Roller printed floral paper with meandering branches and dots creating a stpling effect. Printed in grey, red and blue on a cream or white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176757

Accession Number: 1971.12

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized meandering vine printed in red on an unground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176758

Accession Number: 1971.181.2

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Pattern of architectural dentils and mouldings. Three-dimensional scrolled brackets or mullions with leaves alternating with rosettes. Block printed in white and three shades grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176759

Accession Number: 1971.182

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border sample. Guilloche pattern enriched with rosettes. Printed in three shades of brown, light olive green, gold, gold glitter on a gold ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176760

Accession Number: 1971.20

Wallpaper

Fragment. Octagonal coffers alternating with rosettes. Printed in brown and black on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176761

Accession Number: 1971.2195