Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grisaille Landscape figure. Herd of cows with mountainous landscape in background, framed by foliage and alternating with bouquet of naturalistic flowers.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177746

Accession Number: 2000.1661

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Vertical repeat. Harbor scene with rainbow sky framed by Gothic cartouches entwined with red roses and blue morning glories, printed on white polished ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177747

Accession Number: 1971.210

Fragment. Pillar and arch design. Fluted columns draped with garlands framing an urn, and to the right, a garden scene with a globe upon a pedestal. Printed in brown, black, grey, white on a grey ground.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177748

Accession Number: 1971.197A-G

Wallpaper

Meandering grey vines with large flower with green petals printed on light grey ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177749

Accession Number: 1969.413.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment depicting spiral cones with black flowers and leaves sprouting from centers. Printed in black and white on blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177750

Accession Number: 1969.413.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foliate on a floral pattern. Printed in green and grey on a white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177751

Accession Number: 1952.448

Wallpaper

Fragment. Border of swag shape printed in black and orange on white or unground paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177752

Accession Number: 1969.413.1B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Flower heads in two blues framed by wreath of intersecting circles on white ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177753

Accession Number: 1969.413.2

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating medallions of basket with swan handles filled with fruit and framed by white, stylized anthemia. Printed in taupe, white, salmon and two greens. Straight match.

Date: 1929

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

GUSN: 177754

Accession Number: 1929.1500

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border with festoons, drapery and tassels with a top band of a single row of chevrons and a bottom band of a continuous cord. Printed in green, beige, and pink on a white ground.

Date: 1790-1815

Maker: Appleton Prentiss (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177755

Accession Number: 1972.113C

Wallpaper

Pattern of undulating, serpentine lines forming symmetrical hourglass shapes. Between lines are grapevines and 3-leaf clovers. Printed in two blues, orange, black, grey and white on a blue ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177756

Accession Number: 1972.113B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Plain blue oatmeal paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177757

Accession Number: 1972.113.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Pre-cut border of repeating red and yellow flowers against a blue field and a dark blue Art-Deco trellis. Printed in yellow, ochre, tan, brown, pink, red, three blues and metallic gold.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177758

Accession Number: 1972.113.2B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover small-scale floral sprays. Maroon and burgundy blossoms with foliage and grasses in wine and yellow on a pea green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177759

Accession Number: 1967.120B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover design of stylized flowers with geometric shapes. Printed in ochre and red on a reverse printed yellow field and a black ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177760

Accession Number: 1967.120C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern composed of provencals framing centered, stylized flowerheads in red with orange arrowheads on a white field on unground paper.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177761

Accession Number: 1967.120D

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Red and orange stripe bordering small ivy vine in green on cream ground and alternating with vertically repeating Renaissance or neo-grec motif in tan, brown and green.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177762

Accession Number: 1967.120E

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover floral pattern in blue, tan and brown with brown pin dot ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177763

Accession Number: 1967.120F

Wallpaper

Wallapper fragments. Floral stripe. All over flowers with long stems (bachelor buttons) in yellow, printed over white liquid mica narrow stripes.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177764

Accession Number: 1967.120A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped design. Two blues moire design alternating with white stripe and unground paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177765

Accession Number: 1971.57.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Continuous trail of pink and red bellflowers alternating with daisy like flowers with red petals and a yellow center. Printed below yellow and red beading on a dark grey ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177766

Accession Number: 1971.57.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Gothic interlace in orange and outlined in yellow framing green foliate element on a purple ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177767

Accession Number: 1971.57.2

Wallpaper

Three fragments of marble and coffered paper. Coffered rectangles with diapered pattern joined with roses. Octagonal shaped panels are inset with an alternating acanthus leaf bowl and fruit. Printed in brown, green and white on grey marbled ground.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177768

Accession Number: 1912.119

Wallpaper

Fragments. Pattern illegible; perhaps circular leaf-formed medallions between which is a floral field. Printed in pink on white ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177769

Accession Number: 1967.136.9

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

Scrapbook

Rainbow scrapbook cover. A pattern of large scrolling foliage with flowers, vines with grape leaves and a column or cornucopia shape with an abundance of flowers bursting out and large acanthus leaves on the side. Printed in white and light taupe on an 'irise' ground of greens and pinks.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178074

Accession Number: 2000.2212

School Book Cover

Fragment of wallpaper mounted on a bookcover made of parchment. Printed in olive green flock on a crimson ground. The content of the book is that of a school primer or book or accounts.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178075

Accession Number: 2000.2213

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. This Renaissance Revival paper has a striped pattern with stacked colonnettes. The strapwork in between the colonnettes is referred to as 'ferronerie' for its resemblance to French Renaissance ironwork. Printed in tan, two blues, two browns, and cream on a white, satin ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178076

Accession Number: 1967.121.2b

Wallpaper

Top border of drapery swags fastened by circular medallions and embellished with small, four-lobed flowers. Another drapery swag above has cording and is fastened by a stylized, pointed flower. Top band features squares with stylized tulips. Printed in grisaille and mint green on a light green groun...

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 178077

Accession Number: 1950.M16.1B

Wallpaper

Bottom border of horizontal stripes. Printed in grays, white and black on a light grey ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 178078

Accession Number: 1950.M16.1C

Wallpaper

Landscape figure wallpaper featuring three different vignettes that alternate with a vase or basket of flowers. Between each vignette are narrow stipes with stylized flowers. The vignettes are of a fisherman, cows and a shepherd. Printed in grisaille on a light grey ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178079

Accession Number: 1950.M16.1A

Wallpapered Fireboard

Wallpapered fireboard with pattern of a meandering, floral vine with large leaves. Printed in gray, green and brown on a gray ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178080

Accession Number: 2000.2222A

Wallpapered Fireboard

Wallpaper border with continuous, floral vine with foliated scrolls and stylized leaves.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178081

Accession Number: 2000.2222B

Wallpaper

Mulitple fragments of wallpaper from Newburyport, Massachusetts. Pattern of thick and thin, intertwining C-scrolls framing floral bouquets. Printed in brown, tan, blue on a white satin ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178082

Accession Number: 1972.110.2

Tin fluid burner

Circular, tin fluid burner with five wicks.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 178083

Accession Number: 2000.1699AB

Candlestick

Wrought iron hogscraper candlestick.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 178084

Accession Number: 2000.1700

Wallpapered Fireboard

Wallpapered fireboard with wallpaper pattern of one central motif of an overflowing bouquet of flowers in a bejewelled chalice with a bird encircling. Printed in white, grey, three pinks, three greens, three blues, yellow, peach, orange and brown.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178085

Accession Number: 2000.2221A

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Reproduction of a French Neoclassical border from 1795. Pattern of Pompeiian scenes with classical motifs. Printed in aqua, black, orange, slate, blue and two greens on a brown ground.

Date: 1970

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178086

Accession Number: 2000.672

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large scale floral in two shades of beige with metallic gold berries. Printed on white polished ground on paper embossed with parallel wavy lines.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178087

Accession Number: 1918.936

Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction Gothic paper. Pattern consists of interior/exterior view of Gothic cathedral with arches, niches, quatrefoils, tracery, column in ruins set amongst trees. Prints in three greys, cream on light blue-grey ground.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178088

Accession Number: 2000.1420.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Scene of mounted riders fox hunting with hounds. Engraved in green, blue, red, brown and yellow on tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178089

Accession Number: 2000.366

Wallpaper

Stylized palmette and sprig stripe paper. Printed in brick red on dark green ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178090

Accession Number: 1971.187.3

Wallpaper

Six wallpaper fragments. Small meandering floral vine pattern with ribbon and grapes. Printed in green, red, pink and white on a light blue ground.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178091

Accession Number: 1971.194

Wallpaper

Fragment. Renaissance Revival. Strapwork, ornamentation resembles French Renaissance ironwork - Ferronerie. Printed in tan, two blues, two browns and cream on white polished ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178092

Accession Number: 1967.121.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large isolated floral element repeats vertically. Stylized flower and foliage within petals segments of floral element, sections are connected by continuous foliage. Printed in wine-red on a white ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178093

Accession Number: 1967.119

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale Rococo scrolls and foliage printed in blue on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178094

Accession Number: 1969.457

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Cherries and sprigs. Pink, red, green and white on blue ground.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178095

Accession Number: 1971.194B

Wallpaper

Cut wallpaper sample of unused border. Pattern consists of floral garland, tassels with cord; edged at bottom with roping. Printed in pink, dark green, black, greyish blue on light green ground.

Date: 1790-1815

Maker: Appleton Prentiss (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178096

Accession Number: 1985.27

Wallpaper

Fragment. Imitation floral needlepoint design in brown, red, blue, white and black on unground paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178097

Accession Number: 1973.114B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Geometric stripe. Stylized floral sprigs bordering continuous stripe of diamonds and dotted field. Printed in blue on white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178098

Accession Number: 1971.193

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