Historic New England

Wallpaper

Floral pattern with roses and daisies. Top stripe has a continuous vine with berries and leaves. Two reds, two blues, two greens and white on a dark grey ground.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177545

Accession Number: 1950.529B

Wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper printed with sailing ships, docks, and cottages. Printed in red, white, green, yellow and brown on beige paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177546

Accession Number: 1988.9a

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating athemion element surrounded by acanthus scrolls. Printed in two greens and blue and white liquid mica. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177547

Accession Number: 1985.26.260

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of cornflowers, roses and wheat stems. Printed in light pink, tan, olive green, mauve, yellow, green, two greys, and accented with metallic gold on a grey ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177548

Accession Number: 1985.26.269

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Delicate intertwining scrolls and roses. Prints in yellow, 3 browns, metallic gold, white, 3 greens on green/gray ground

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177549

Accession Number: 1985.26.330

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with floral spray. Printed in two pinks, blue, two greens, yellow and white on taupe ground. Straight match.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer) Stockdale, Albert Richard

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177550

Accession Number: 1988.24a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting floral bouquets divided by white reserves within white vertical losenge stripe. Printed in white, blue, yellow and green on pink ground. Drop match.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177552

Accession Number: 1988.12a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting repeating pattern of ducks, bird houses, dollhouses, wheelbarrows and flower pots, separated by step design. Printed in red, green, blue and yellow on white ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177553

Accession Number: 1988.13a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with medallion pattern of stylized palmettes in wreaths. Printed in taupe, salmon and white on beige ground. Drop match.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177554

Accession Number: 1988.14A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depiciting reserves of flowers and fruit alternating with pagodas. Printed in cream, brown, and tan on rose ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177555

Accession Number: 1988.23a

Wallpaper

Scenery paper depicting sail boats, fishermen and gulls. Printed in brown, green, yellow, red, blue and white. Drop match.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177556

Accession Number: 1988.20

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting oriental figures in rocky landscape. Printed in two greens, aqua, taupe, pink, tan and red on bright yellow ground. Drop pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177557

Accession Number: 1988.32a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with iris and daffodil pattern. Printed in oranges, yellows, greens and pinks on beige ground. Drop pattern.

Date: 1934-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177558

Accession Number: 1988.31a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper printed with green and light green foliate stripe and geometric shapes on grey ground. Straight match. Goodwin pattern.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177559

Accession Number: 1988.21a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with medallion pattern printed in white on grey scrolls and daisy wreaths on yellow ground. Straight match.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177560

Accession Number: 1988.17a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting floral bouquets within lozenges formed by pansy chains. Printed in two purples, ochre, white, pink, and green on periwinkle ground. Straight match.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177561

Accession Number: 1988.18

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting medallions with beaded edges that frame floral sprig on pin dot ground. Printed in white, beige, and brown on blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177562

Accession Number: 1988.29a

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeated Rococo scrolled pattern in blue against a vertical pin-stripe field in red on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177563

Accession Number: 1971.184.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with tapestry design of vine with fruits (pomegranates and pears) and flowers. Printed on embossed paper in green, blue, yellow, two browns, and red on beige ground. Drop pattern.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Crown Wallpapers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177564

Accession Number: 1988.27

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with Chinoiserie pattern. Printed in two blues on white ground. Machine made paper. Drop match.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Arthur Sanderson & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177565

Accession Number: 1988.11a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with allover willow tree pattern. Printed in two blues, two tans and white on beige ground. Drop match.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177566

Accession Number: 1988.15a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with striped pattern. Printed in beige, off-white and liquid mica on pink ground. Paper has grosgrain embossed texture.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177567

Accession Number: 1988.16a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting ocean motif composed of waves with fish, sea gulls and sail boats. Printed in red, grey, silver, liquid mica and black on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Prager Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177568

Accession Number: 1988.25a

Wallpaper

Colonial Revival wallpaper depiciting courting scenes. Printed in two greens, blue, yellow, two pinks and black on beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177569

Accession Number: 1988.26

Wallpaper

Fragment of stylized curvilinear form, highlighted with black dots, set in framed rectangle. Prints in browns, green, black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177570

Accession Number: 1931.783

Wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper depicting fox hunt. Printed in two greens, red, blue, brown, tan, black and white on beige ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: York Wallpaper Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177572

Accession Number: 1988.10a

Wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper depicting fox hunt and stage coach. Printed in two greens, brown, grey, tan, red and white on tan ground. Drop match.

Date: 1923-1940

Maker: J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177573

Accession Number: 1988.22a

Wallpaper depicting a repeating design of a house with a gambrel roof, a cape house, a lighthouse, a church and a sail boat, each within a meandering vine border. Printed in red, green, two browns, white, and tan on beige ground. Drop pattern.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: York Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177574

Accession Number: 1988.28a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with floral bouquets of iris, tulips and fresia. Printed in two blues, two greens, two yellows, and dark grey on grey ground. Drop pattern.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: York Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177575

Accession Number: 1988.30a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with bouquets divided by vine and taupe stripes on beige ground. Printed in taupe, red, green, white and ochre on tan ground. Straight match.

Date: 1923-1935

Maker: York Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177576

Accession Number: 1988.19

Wallpaper

Wallpaper printed with circus vignettes. Printed in red, orange, yellow, blue, green and white with red pin dots on light blue ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177577

Accession Number: 1988.8

Wallpaper

Partial roll of uncut borders. Continuous row of rose blossoms alternating with chrysanthemum blossom and separated by cornflowers. Printed in maroon, red, rose, two olive greens and yellow above a row of black fluting.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: New York Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178000

Accession Number: 2000.156

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three borders. Continuous and meandering floral branch with a top and bottom band of stylized flowers. Printed in white, red, gren, yellow, black, light brown on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178001

Accession Number: 2000.326

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper. Vertically repeating rows of floral sprigs enclosed by delicate foliate vines tied with a bow knot ribbon. Printed in three greens.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178002

Accession Number: 2000.165

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Dense, overlapping foliage, like wheat, grass and papyrus and pin dots. Printed in periwinkle and gold on a light blue ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178003

Accession Number: 2000.330

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover foliate, willow or bamboo design. Printed in yellow with metallic gold on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178004

Accession Number: 2000.382

Wallpaper

Two partial rolls. Densely arranged floral vine with berries and scrolling foliage. Printed in olive, tan, yellow, and maroon on a solid, metallic gold field.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178005

Accession Number: 2000.143

Wallpaper

Two rolled pieces. Vertically repeating bouquets of flowers framed by foliated rococo C-scrolls. Printed in maroon and red.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178006

Accession Number: 2000.139AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover design of large-scale, floral vine with peony-like blossoms. Printed in crimson.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178007

Accession Number: 2000.157

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale motifs of grape leaves, grapes, tendrils and palm fronds. Prints in three greys, ochre on white ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178008

Accession Number: 2000.1438

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale pattern of grape leaves, grapes, tendrils, and palm fronds. Prints in two greys, brown, pink on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178009

Accession Number: 2000.1437

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Green and white sprigs framed by a jagged diamond, metallic silver framework.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Benton Heath & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178010

Accession Number: 2000.272AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover grid of "crazed" tiles edged with beading and alternating with stylized blue tulips. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Robert S. Hobbs & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178011

Accession Number: 2000.1637

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Entwined hydrangea boughs with pink and white blossoms. Printed against a field of small, tan swirls. Printed in two greens, yellow, pink, grey and white. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178012

Accession Number: 2000.151

Wallpaper

Cut sample of trellis and diaper patterned wallpaper. Pattern consists of large-scale trellis over-layed with rosebud sprigs and alternating with diamonds within diamonds. Printed in beige, tan, orange, dark red and four shades of green on beige ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178013

Accession Number: 1985.39

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Horizontal sculptured scrolling foliage, C-scrolls and meander floral chain waeving through the foliage. Printed white, grey, silver, gold, beige and cream on a light blue ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178014

Accession Number: 2000.387

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern consists of repeating medallions inset with basket of fruit alternating with a lacy square. Diapered dot background. Prints in two greys, white on taupe ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178015

Accession Number: 2000.1424

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scenery figure paper. Scene shows medieval castle on cliff in background; middleground shows spired cathedral near bay filled with ships; foreground has a man and cattle on bridge. Prints in dark gray and white on light gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178016

Accession Number: 2000.1442

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stripe. Narrow tan and white stripes alternating with vertically repeating oval medallions. Printed in tan, white, green and maroon.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178017

Accession Number: 2000.659.2

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Diaper pattern composed of stylized foliate elements made from palmettes and anthemia framed by lunettes with dotted edges. Printed in pale yellow, metallic gold and copper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1892

Maker: Warren, Lange & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178018

Accession Number: 2000.128

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