Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral tapestry design, stripe, with stripe of braiding on bottom. Printed in maroon, brown, olive on tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178104

Accession Number: 1980.248B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertically repeating bouquet of blue and brown flowers framed by brown and tan C-scrolls on a field or brown pin-dots. Printed on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178105

Accession Number: 2000.368

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern formed by intersecting lace ribbon in white enclosing a black and white foliate vine. Printed on a yellow ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178106

Accession Number: 1971.188

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of border. Scrolled leaf and floral design. Striped edge on top and fluted edge at bottom. Printed in blue, green, two pinks, red, black on yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178107

Accession Number: 1985.34

Wallpaper

Fragment. Brown flocked roses with grisaille leaves over printed in pink and black. Printed on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178108

Accession Number: 2000.365B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Green flocked flowers and berries with foliage in three blues entwined around a fluted rod. Printed in three blues, green and black with olive green flock on a white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178109

Accession Number: 2000.381B

Wallpaper

Used fragment and unused sample (end of roll) of fireboard paper. Elongated quatrefoil in undulating diaper pattern. Prints in two browns, blue on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178110

Accession Number: 2000.427ab

Wallpaper

Used fragment from a fireboard. Border paper pattern consists of leaves, berries and small flower. Prints in orange, black, white, yellow on blue ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178111

Accession Number: 2000.428ab

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Border. Embossed gothic frames enclosing knights in battle, hunting trophies, coat of arms and harps in white.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178112

Accession Number: 2000.611

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Border. Embossed interlace design in metallic gold and outlined in red on a pink field framing the text DAVOL.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178113

Accession Number: 2000.610

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Border of continuous leaf vine reverse printed on a blue field with brown veining on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178114

Accession Number: 2000.616

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern formed by gray and blue coral elements on a maroon pin-dot field.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178115

Accession Number: 2000.615

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover floral design. Printed in brown, maroon, red, olive and black on a striped yellow field.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178116

Accession Number: 2000.652.3

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Metallic gold dracontines flanking red poppy seed head and alternating with blue poppy seed head between two foliate scrolls. Printed on black ground embossed paper.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178117

Accession Number: 2000.625

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over diaper pattern with three-dimensional Gothic Revival molded panels with diapered fields. Tan, brown, blue and taupe on a blue ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178118

Accession Number: 1963.387B

Wallpaper

Fragment. "Tapestry paper". Dense foliage, overall stipling and undulating vertical pin stripes (in imitation of grass cloth?). Two greens, white and tan on a metallic bronze/brown ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178119

Accession Number: 1963.387A

Wallpaper

Fragments. No discernable pattern though colors seem blend of orange and red with grey - possibly several layers of paint.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178121

Accession Number: 1966.195B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Foliate stripe. Leaf design with possible lattic or geometric stripe. Two shades of green on grey ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178122

Accession Number: 1966.195C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small pieces of black and white chains on yellow/ochre ground. (similar to chaining found on three-dimensional blocks)

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178123

Accession Number: 1966.195A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Bamboo and drapery. Printed in blue, pink, grey, black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1811-1817

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178124

Accession Number: 1966.462B

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Cut border of floral sprigs in varnish green and black alternating with varnish green and black and grey leaves. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178125

Accession Number: 1985.30

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper border. Continuous row of tulips, daffodils and peonies, bordered above and below by brattishing. Printed in two greens, two blues, pink, red, yellow and white.

Date: 1960

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 178126

Accession Number: 2000.312

Wallpaper

Block printed, gathered net drapery. Printed in blue, pink, green and black on grey ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178128

Accession Number: 1985.685

Walllpaper

Fragment of wallpaper border from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Printed in green, brown, white and gray on yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178129

Accession Number: 1971.135.2.2

Fragment of China trade border from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Consists of delicate floral vine and chain stripe. Prints in pink, white, blue and black on pink (?) ground.

Date: 1798-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), hand-painted

GUSN: 178130

Accession Number: 1971.135.1.2

Wallpaper

Three fragments of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Pattern of red dots on yellow ground paper (pattern is indecipherable).

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178131

Accession Number: 1971.135.2.1

Wallpaper

Five fragments of China trade paper from the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Consists of delicate floral and stripe motif, printing in green, pink, blue, brown and black on light colored ground. Appears to be light pink under border.

Date: 1798-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178132

Accession Number: 1971.135.1.1

School Book Cover

Almanac cover with a stylized sprig pattern with a white dash background. Printed in white, green and black on an ungrounded paper. Printed with three blocks.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178133

Accession Number: 1970.60

Wallpaper

Optical illusion three-dimensional block design with their vertical lines and chains. Printed in black and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178134

Accession Number: 1971.187.2

Wallpaper

Rainbow paper. Vertical stalks with allover pattern of pomegranates that alternate with oak leaves and acorns. Blended red, blue, yellow and white on a light blue ground.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178135

Accession Number: 1971.187.4

Wallpaper

Sprigs with globes surrounded by vertical dashes. Black white, grey printed on grey ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178136

Accession Number: 1971.187.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover repeated fleur-de-lis and ornamental elements separated by dashed lines. Printed in black and white on tan ground.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178137

Accession Number: 1971.195.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Brown, joined scrolls in-filled with liquid mica diaper pattern and connected by floral chains in cream and brown on tan ground.

Date: 1900-1906

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178138

Accession Number: 1971.195.1

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Design of continuous white and red flowers connected by rinceaux. Printed in green, white and red on grey ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178139

Accession Number: 1971.214.1B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern. Losenges framing foliate elements within quatrefoils. Motifs are bisected and half are printed in black, the other half white. Printed on uncut pages from a book.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178242

Accession Number: 2000.639.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover foliate design. Printed in gray and green on white ground.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178243

Accession Number: 2000.652.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Plaid stripe with coral or seaweed edges bordering whide band of coral or seaweed elements surrounded by concentric ripples. Printed in coral, black and white on a blue ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178244

Accession Number: 2000.652.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral border. Repeated bunches of flowers "growing" along base line. Printed in maroon, red, orange, olive and black on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178245

Accession Number: 2000.653

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Continuous eliptical frames enclosing stylized floral elements.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178246

Accession Number: 2000.659.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern formed by small blue and white quatre foils framing larger blue quatre foils within white lozenges. Printed on brown unground paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178247

Accession Number: 2000.659.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scenic paper showing peasants at work; feeding geese, washing laundry, cutting hay. Printed in two greens, two browns, tan, blue, pink, and beige on blue/gray paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178248

Accession Number: 1915.117

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape scene of rural town with church and mill. Cows drinking from a duck pond in foreground. Printed in four greens, brown, tan, salmon, blue and yellow on unground paper, overprinted with black pin dots.

Date: 1900-1919

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178249

Accession Number: 1919.310

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern in imitation of ironwork with Renaissance mounts and ormolu floral motifs at crossbars. Printed in brown, tan and sienna on a blue field and unground paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178250

Accession Number: 1922.1090

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper. Pattern consists of four vertical panels; diamond-trellis, stylized leaf with berry leaf and floral. Printed in pink, red, green, black, white on blue ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178251

Accession Number: 1923.205

Bandbox

Square, pasteboard bandbox. Landscape figure paper with scene of mother and child in a garden. Son is in a chair with wheels (from a chariot) and mother pulls him along. Block printed in red, varnish green and white on a yellow ground. Strip of Renaissance Revival paper on each side. Border on lid f...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178252

Accession Number: 1923.211AB

Bandbox

Oval, wooden bandbox (A) with lid (B) covered in floral and foliate paper. Pink and white flowers with green leaves. Printed in red, pink, white and two greens on a blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178253

Accession Number: 1946.123AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Vertical stripes with vertical repeat of stylized floral elements. Background of faint narrow stripes. Printed in red, green, pink, black and brown on a peach ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178254

Accession Number: 1967.118

Wallpaper

Large-scale birds and foliage and vines printed in blue. Paper has tan, irregular, horizontal striations to suggest grass cloth or woodgrain.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178255

Accession Number: 1969.458A-D

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Four spandrels form circular panels of fresco paper or ceiling paper. Corner sprays connected to berried vines with grisaille beaded moulding. Printed in two purples, lavender, red, rose, two pinks, three greens, tan, white and two greys on polished white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178256

Accession Number: 1971.191

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow paper. Pinecone element sprouting scrolled plumes or foliate forms. Printed in blended red and blue on white ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178257

Accession Number: 1971.196

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