Historic New England

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

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern. Losenges formed of ivory zig-zag lines framing ivory and brown sprigs on yellow ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177840

Accession Number: 1915.141.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Cabbage roses in pink, red and white with three green foliage and light blue tendrils. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177841

Accession Number: 1915.141.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. All over meandering floral vine with red, salmon, yellow, tan and white blossoms and smaller flowers and berries in light blue. Printed on pale yellow ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177842

Accession Number: 1915.141.7

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Repeating foliate scroll ornaments in ochre, tan and green liquid mica on a field of narrow green stripes over printed with brown pin-dots, all on a beige ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177843

Accession Number: 1915.141.8

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape figure paper. Two alternating vignettes: mill-like structure with waterfall; three children playing or dancing. Prints in mauve, grey on light yellow ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178045

Accession Number: 2000.1432

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape figure paper. Two alternating vignettes: mill-like structure with waterfall; three children playing or dancing. Prints in two greys on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178046

Accession Number: 2000.1433

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Peony bouquet surrounded by delicately rendered strapwork, scrolled foliage and floral garland. Prints in green, blue, white, red, pink, two greys on light pink ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178047

Accession Number: 2000.1431

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Peony bouquet surrounded by delicately rendered strapwork, scrolled foliage and floral garlands. Prints in two greens, orange, two pinks, mauve, cream on taupe ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178048

Accession Number: 2000.1430

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Vertically repeating urn with flower bouquet separated by Greek meander strip edged with brattishing. Printed in tan, ochre, pink and white.

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178049

Accession Number: 1985.297c

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Tile paper in four designs: foliated medallion with bellfowers; position figure within an oval frame; bird framed by foliated scrolls; and winged head within a circle with shells. Printed in blue, tan, green, light blue and black on unground varnish paper.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178050

Accession Number: 2000.364

Reproduction Wallpaper Border

Otis Garland--Partial roll of uncut borders. Continuous row of repeating, sprig flowers, including tulips and daffodils above a row of brattishing. Printed in green, orange, ochre, steel blue, grey, red, pink and black.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178051

Accession Number: 2000.309

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Arcaded panels with a field of sprigs separated by a narrow stripe of leaves and sprigs topped by alternating feather and shell motifs. Printed in black, ochre, pink, white and green.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178052

Accession Number: 2000.1663

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Ogee-shaped losenges in a moire effect framing clusters of poppy-like flowers. Fragment A is printed in coral, salmon, brown, peach, white and three greens. Fragment B is printed in greens and pinks.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178053

Accession Number: 2000.401AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuous band of pink peonies with scrolling foliage. Printed in two pinks, rose, two greens, and yellow on a burgundy field.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178054

Accession Number: 2000.307

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuous band of pink peonies with scrolling foliage. Printed in two peaches, red and three greens against a blue field.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178055

Accession Number: 2000.306

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuous band of salmon, beige and rose peonies with red, plum and tan scrolling leaves. Printed against a green field.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178056

Accession Number: 2000.308

Wallpaper

Fragment. Renaissance Revival style. Varieties of bouquets alternate vertically and are next to broad stripes made of scrolls and rectangular cartouches. Printed in maroon, two pinks, two blues, green and grey on a polished, white ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178057

Accession Number: 2000.288

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Meandering vine with stylized tropical flowers and seed pods. Printed in two greens, light blue, pink, grey and taupe. Drop match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178058

Accession Number: 2000.1621

School Book Cover

Fragment of masonry wallpaper, attached to portfolio cover. Printed in white, black on grey, ungrounded paper (greyish-green). (Back is covered with a paper in the Renaissance-Revival style, printed in whiet, red, green and pink on greyish-green ungrounded paper.)

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178059

Accession Number: 1966.197

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating, stylized floral sprig with entwined stem against a field of vertical and horizontal dashes. Printed in four shades of blue.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Janeway & Carpender (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178060

Accession Number: 2000.158

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Meandering chestnut tree boughs with blossoms. Printed in three browns, cream and navy blue. Drop match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178061

Accession Number: 2000.1622

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized roses and irises in a geometric and curvilinear framework on a finely striped or woodgrain background. Printed in transparent washes of color - blue, green, brown and red on a graduated brown ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Shand Kydd Ltd (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178062

Accession Number: 2000.331AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Portrait of George Washington in a triangle atop a pillar ornamented with a cannon and flags. Portrait is flanked by two columns holding urns with floral vines that form a canopy. Printed in ivory, green, blue, yellow, pink and red on gray ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Nancy McClelland Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178063

Accession Number: 2000.1619

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Floral bouquet and urn, floral garland / wreath. Embellished with swags of ribbon and bowknots on a background of vertical and horizontal lines of various thickness. Printed in three greens and white on engraved, plaid "woven" ground.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178064

Accession Number: 2000.285AB

Travel Curling Iron heater

Tin travel curling iron heater.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 178065

Accession Number: 2000.1694

Wallpaper

Roll. Square grid of four-pointed stars designed to appear three-dimensional. Printed in dark grey.

Date: 1984

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178066

Accession Number: 2000.402a

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Large-scale design of palm trees and leaves. Printed in five shades of green, grey and ochre. Overprinted with dark green, modulating, horizontal lines to imitate grass cloth.

Date: 1905-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178067

Accession Number: 2000.152

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped pattern of alternating diamonds and vines. Printed in orange/red on an ochre ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178070

Accession Number: 2000.2215

Wallpaper

Fragment. Too small a sample to decipher entire pattern, but there appears to be thin and narrow stripes along with flowers. Printed in brown, orange, black, blue and lavender on an ochre ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178071

Accession Number: 2000.2212.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of floral swags, swags of beads and tassels. Printed in blue on a yellow ground. Yellow ground has faded to white where it is not covered.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178072

Accession Number: 2000.2214.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating pattern of geometric shapes like the hexagon, separated by flowers. Printed in two blues and white on light grey ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178073

Accession Number: 2000.2211

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