Historic New England

Wallpaper

Used fragments. Imitation brocade pattern consisting of stripes of rosebuds, vines, pin dots and pin stripes. Prints in two greens, two pinks with glitter on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178570

Accession Number: 1985.43.1A

Wallpaper

Used fragment of border. Floral and pin stripe pattern of rosebuds and meandering vine, edged with stripe of pin dots. Prints in two greens, two pinks and silver glitter on unground paper.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178571

Accession Number: 1985.43.1E

Wallpaper

Three fragments of 2nd layer. Grey colored, meandering coral-shaped motif on dotted, orange colored ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178572

Accession Number: 1985.43.2A-C

Wallpaper fragments of striped pattern of green and floral vine meandering vertically and alternating with other ribbon stripes, metallic speckles or highlights. Two greens, two pinks, metallic on white ground.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178573

Accession Number: 1985.43.1BC

Wallpaper

Fragment mounted on cardboard. Pattern is difficult to discern with such a small piece, but appears to be different size spheres stacked on top of each other. Printed in brown on a tan ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178574

Accession Number: 1977.107

Wallpaper

Fragments. Indiscernable pattern. There appears to be thick and thin stripes. Printed in two blues on an unground paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178575

Accession Number: 1977.108

Wallpaper

Frequent rose bouquets framed by C-scrolls printed on faux woodgrain ground. Printed in red, pink, two greens and brown on beige(?) ground. Undetermined repeat.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178576

Accession Number: 1973.106

Wallpaper

Fragment. Foliate medallion stripe. Alternating vertically, white and cinnamon medallions on ochre ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178577

Accession Number: 1965.172C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper and associated border fragments. Large scale diamond or lozenge patterned wallpaper. Large diamond pattern contains a small diamond printed in gray, white and black in the center of a quatrefoil design of oak leaves in green and black. Diamond framed by bead, ribbon and stripes. Two f...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178578

Accession Number: 1965.172B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper and attached border fragments. Alternating blocks of medallions inscribed within diamonds and blocks divided into four triangles, each striped in a different color. (see attached border) Printed in black, grey, green and white on yellow ground. (undetermined repeat) Border - three dimensio...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: Possibly Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178579

Accession Number: 1965.172A

Wallpaper

Marble paper fragment printed in burnt sienna and tan on ochre ground.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178580

Accession Number: 1965.172E

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper. Larger center stripe of fern-like motif flanked by two stripes of various flowers. Printed in light greens, pink, red, blue, yellow on brown ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178582

Accession Number: 1930.470

Wallpaper

Fragment. Masonry wallpaper. Brown and tan marble blocks separated by bands with a leaf design.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178583

Accession Number: 1971.157

Wallpaper

Fragment. Woodgrain striped design, alternating with crenellation and dots and continuous lotus form. Printed in brown, red, yellow and ivory on light grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178584

Accession Number: 1971.154.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover Gothic "grille" with stylized blossoms in each segment. Printed in green, maroon and white and white on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178585

Accession Number: 1971.154.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Egg and dart imitation molding. Printed in dark brown, black and yellow on brown ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178586

Accession Number: 1971.154.2B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral pattern, aesthetic paper. Printed in maroon, light green, yellow and gold and reverse printed on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178587

Accession Number: 1967.75.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Symmetrical scrolls printed in yellow and metallic gold on salmon paper.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178588

Accession Number: 1967.75.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Large-scale, but delicate, Pompeiian arabesque printed in crimson on pink liquid mica ground and red paper. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178589

Accession Number: 1967.75.6

Wallpaper

Small wallpaper fragment. Pattern of tightly spaced and overlapped stylized flowers or sunbursts. Printed in ochre on yellow ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178590

Accession Number: 1967.75.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Geometric patterns. Asymmetrical placement suggests Anglo-Japanese, but colors do not. Printed in pink, yellow and black on red? ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178591

Accession Number: 1967.75.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. White vine with brown lobed edge and yellow and brown alternating zig-zag stripe.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178592

Accession Number: 1967.75.1

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper. All over orange scrolled foliate design with blue medallions of bundled heads of wheat. On ungrounded paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178593

Accession Number: 1918.990BC

Wallpaper

Unused sample of Reform style paper. Pattern consists of stylized flowers set within losenge. Prints in orange, purple, brown on brown gound. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178594

Accession Number: 1982.267

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Stripes formed by continuous rows of tan chains enclosing star-like elements and red dotted diamonds. Straight match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178595

Accession Number: 1982.270

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Vertically repeating rows of rose stems with blue blossoms on geometrically patterned field which suggests lace or needlework. Printed in three blues, maroon, tan and white. Drop match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178596

Accession Number: 1982.269

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Vertical green stripes with pink, stylized flower and stylized leaf. Printed against an imitation burlap field. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178597

Accession Number: 1982.272

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Large-scale cartouches with diapered fill are framed by scrolls and ornamented with rose garlands. Printed in red, green and tan.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178598

Accession Number: 1982.266

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Cartouches framing alternating scenes of a castle and of two horses pulling a wagon with many peasants. Printed in two shades of grey, two browns and white.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178599

Accession Number: 1982.268

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover design of scrolling acanthus leaves infilled with beading and connected by strapwork. Printed in yellow, ochre, tan and light olive green.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178600

Accession Number: 1982.271

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Diaper pattern formed by central tan losenges surrounded by crossed lines of stylized vines and foliated quatrefoils at the intersections. Straight match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178601

Accession Number: 1982.273

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover design of entwined climbing roses and morning glory vines. Printed in two browns. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178602

Accession Number: 1982.274

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Border composed of daisy blossoms in peach, brown, tan and metallic gold over a white Greek key on a grey field and printed below brown, three-lobed, foliate forms on dark brown flock.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178603

Accession Number: 1982.275

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped paper. Vertical bands of cable, beading and guilloche in white with red sprig.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178604

Accession Number: 1930.1749

Wallpaper

Fragment. Gothic architecture with framed views; one of a town, the second of four figures in conversation. Printed in two greens, grey and white on green ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178605

Accession Number: 1923.544

Bandbox

Long, oval bandbox (A) with lid (B). Papered with an allover foliate pattern with black pindot stems. On lid is also allover, small, stylized leaves palmette in form and outlines in small pindots, connected to each other by thin stems. Printed in black, white, and green on a green ground. Bottom pap...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), pasteboard (paper)

GUSN: 178606

Accession Number: 1931.66.5AB

Wallpaper

Large flowers against dense leaves. Gray, two greens, yellow and white printed on reddish brown ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178607

Accession Number: 1917.159B

Wallpaper

Large scale floral, two greens, red, yellow printed on green-white.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178608

Accession Number: 1917.159

Wallpaper

Overall embossed pattern on ungrounded paper with liquid mica. Pattern appears to be fountains and flowers.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178609

Accession Number: 1985.762.1

Wallpaper

Cartouche made of C-scrolls and S-scrolls. Bouquets of roses and floral vines in red, two pinks, two greens, white on a tan ground.

Date: 1920-1930

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

GUSN: 178610

Accession Number: 1985.762.2

Wallpaper

11 fragments. Tan and dark brown printed on a brown ground. The fragments show scrolls, bellflowers and beads as decorative elements.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178611

Accession Number: 1985.763

Wallpaper

Flowers, stylized leaves, strings of beads in the background. Medallions with bouquets in foreground. Red, peach, pink, brown, metallic, white on a light brown ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178612

Accession Number: 1985.764

Bandbox

Square box with lid. Paper has pattern of scrolling foliage with elaborate square and diamond motifs with interlaced bow. Printed in taupe, black, red, yellow and gold on a light taupe ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178411

Accession Number: 1980.88AB

Bandbox

Oval pasteboard bandbox (A) with lid (B) covered in paper. The paper on the body of the box depicts a pierced basket filled with a spray of flowers. Above is a festoon and drapery attaches to the handles. On the lid is a garden scene with a woman giving offerings to a cupid statue. Around the band o...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178412

Accession Number: 1980.93AB

Bandbox

Large, oval bandbox (A) with lid. (B) Renaissance/Rococo Revival pattern with scrolling foliage openwork, shell motif, swags and strapwork. Printed in green, white and brown on a grey ground. Paper underneath with stylized flowers printed in green, blue on a white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178413

Accession Number: 1980.96AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper. Imitation carved wooden screen composed of C-scrolls and rosettes framing panels of imitation marble. Printed in two browns, peach and grey.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178414

Accession Number: 1985.20

Wallpaper

Two rolled pieces of cut borders. Wide band of black flock bordered above by row of beading and below by egg and torque imitation moulding. Printed in brown, tan, ochre and metallic gold.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178415

Accession Number: 2000.140AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape figure paper. Repeating vignette of maid and gentleman meeting over water pump; surrounded by lush greenery and flowers. Prints in grey, two browns, mauve, three greens, red, pink, yellow, cream on grey ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178416

Accession Number: 2000.1420.2

Wallpaper

Unused sample of Landscape figure paper. Vignette is of male and female figures standing near fountain, surrounded by grand windows; with a view of the sea and sailing vessel behind them. Prints in brown, tan, white, two greens, blue, grey on beige ground.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178417

Accession Number: 2000.1423a

Wallpaper

Unused sample of Nursery paper. Pattern consists of nine vignettes of nursery rhymes, including "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and "Jack and Jill." Prints in two greens, red, light blue, yellow, pink, tan on ivory ground.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178418

Accession Number: 2000.1423b

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