Historic New England

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is composed of the capital and base of a trellis. Printed in two grays and lavender on a cream ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272313

Accession Number: 1999.179AB

Unused roll of wallpaper. The pattern is comprised of alternating vignettes of a man picking apples from a tree with a woman holding a basket and a scene of a house and dog. Printed in blue, orange and mauve on a beige ground. Straight repeat. Roll is made up of sheets of paper glued together to im...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272314

Accession Number: 1999.180

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. The pattern is comprised of alternating vignettes of a man picking apples from a tree with a woman holding a basket and a scene of a house and dog. Printed in orange, blue, and brown on a pink ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272317

Accession Number: 1999.182

Wallpaper

Roll of unused wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of various types of berries set within diamond patterns comprised of leaves and sprigs. Printed in red and white on a pink-beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272318

Accession Number: 1999.181

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of floral and rose bouquets tied with meandering ribbons and beads. Printed in two pinks, blue, white, and green on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272319

Accession Number: 1999.183

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of a vignette of two figures sitting under a bower with a winged figure on top surrounded by meandering vines and bouquets tied with bows. Printed in two greens, two blues, two pinks, white, and brown on a light green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272321

Accession Number: 1999.184

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of tulips and butterflies. Printed in three greens, maroon, rust, teal, pink, and tan on a brown ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272325

Accession Number: 1999.185A-C

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of tulips and butterflies. Printed in yellow, blue, two greens, white, and taupe on a brown ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272327

Accession Number: 1999.186AB

Wallpaper Tracing

A pencil tracing of the wallpaper pattern in the front room of Weymouth Place, Andover, New Hampshire made in 1995 by home owner Mrs. Marianne Fairall. Small photo of wallpaper in situ is stapled to tracing. Wallpaper fragments also donated (see 2000.1869.2AB).

Date: 1995

Maker: Fairall, Marianne (Maker)

Material: waxed paper, colored pencils

GUSN: 272331

Accession Number: 2000.1689.2C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Pattern of flowering rose sprig and meandering ribbon over shell and stripe cut edge. Background, shadow and ribbon elements are brown, black and peach flocked respectively. Floral, shell and striped elements are printed in metallic gold, mauve, and red on cream ground.

Date: 1840-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272334

Accession Number: 2000.1690

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of tulips and butterflies. Printed in lavender, purple, pink, two greens, and taupe on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272341

Accession Number: 1999.187AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of tulips and butterflies. Printed in tourquoise, two blues, brown, tan, ochre, red, orange, and white on a yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272344

Accession Number: 1999.188AB

Wallpaper

Roll of unused wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of four feathers joined with a rosette and a pineapple. Printed in ochre, red, white, and gray on a dark gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272345

Accession Number: 1999.189

Wallpaper

Two rolls of unused wallpaper border. Pattern comprised of a drapery pattern; top and bottom borders to be used with a sidewall paper. The top portion consists of a band of stylized daisies over drapery rods and rings. The bottom portion is a wavy band of daisies. Printed in three pinks, and white o...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272347

Accession Number: 1999.190AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper. Marble and coffered pattern depicts octagonal panels set into large rectangle of veined marble. The octagons frame fruit in an acanthus leaf bowl. Printed in three browns, gray, and two greens on a cream ground.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272351

Accession Number: 2000.2230AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper. Pillar and arch pattern featuring three classical figures within a baldacchinno under an arch. The arch itself is slightly pointed with Gothic columns to which shields and flags are attached. Two putti rest atop the arch. Printed in black, white and blue on gray ground.

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272405

Accession Number: 2000.420

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. All over design of delicate scrolling foliate vines. Printed in gray on ivory ground.

Date: 1965-1980

Maker: McClelland, Nancy (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272410

Accession Number: 2000.413

Wallpaper

Partial roll of unused wallpaper. Diaper pattern formed by elongated lozenges with quatre-foils at the intersections and framing alternating flower heads and dotted Xs. Printed in pink, orange and black on cinnamon brown ground.

Date: 1965-1975

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272412

Accession Number: 2000.414

Wallpaper

Partial roll of unused wallpaper. Drapery and Bamboo pattern consisting of vertical bamboo stalk sprouting flowers and leaves flanked by swags of fabric gathered with cording. Printed in maroon, green, gray and white on light blue ground.

Date: 1965-1975

Maker: McClelland, Nancy (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272414

Accession Number: 2000.415

Wallpaper

Partial roll of unused wallpaper. Drapery and Bamboo pattern consisting of vertical bamboo stalk sprouting flowers and leaves flanked by swags of fabric gathered with cording. Printed in maroon, black, cream and beige on pink ground.

Date: Mid-twentieth century

Maker: McClelland, Nancy (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272422

Accession Number: 2000.416

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Striped pattern composed of vertical rows of bamboo interwined with floral vines alternating with stripes of pink blossoms. Printed in four greens, four blues, two pinks, white, gray and black on light yellow ground.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer) SPNEA (Commissioner)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272423

Accession Number: 2000.418

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of unused wallpaper. Pillar and Arch pattern featuring three classical figures within a baldacchinno under an arch. The arch itself is slightly pointed with Gothic columns to which shields and flags are attached. Two putti rest atop the arch. Printed in black and white on gray groun...

Date: 1975

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272424

Accession Number: 2000.419

Maid's apron

Waist apron with scalloped edges, ties at waist.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 273651

Accession Number: 2006.44.3696

Pillow

Small pillow with printed landscape scene of Wentworth-by-the-sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Filled with spruce needles.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 273657

Accession Number: 2006.44.3697

Wall hanging

Hand embroidered textile with multi-colored stiching in pink, green, blue, orange, and white circles. Seamed together in three pieces along selvedges. Plain weave indigo dyed cotton. Top and bottom edges whip stitched with white thread. Left and right edges are unhemmed selvedge. Note: Chenhall term...

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 273658

Accession Number: 2006.44.3698

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with block-printed leaf pattern in brown on light brown ground. Along left side of fragment is printed a flocked laurel leaf and berry stripe overprinted in orange and brown. (See 1995.565 for a variation on this pattern). This fragment has been identified as a fragment of side...

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process), flock papers

GUSN: 273661

Accession Number: 2001.281.607R

Toothbrush

Ivory colored plastic toothbrush.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: S.S. Pierce Co. (Retailer)

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 273666

Accession Number: 2006.44.3699

Travel toilet kit

Small travel toilet kit containing a red plastic comb [a], metal nail file [b], and rectangular mirror [c] in a red imitation leather case [d] has a metal snap button closure.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), imitation leather, glass (material)

GUSN: 273667

Accession Number: 2006.44.3700A-D

Toilet set

Chamber set with transfer printed decoration of brown and yellow flowers: Pitcher, basin, toothbrush holder, soap dish, cylindrical chamber pot.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: Minton (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 273668

Accession Number: 2006.44.3701

Pitcher

Large pitcher with squat, bulbous body and attached handle. Transfer printed decoration of brown and yellow flowers.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: Minton (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 273669

Accession Number: 2006.44.3701.1

Basin

Large basin with transfer printed decoration of brown and yellow flowers.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: Minton (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 273670

Accession Number: 2006.44.3701.2

Toothbrush holder

Toothbrush holder, cylindrical body with bulbous base. Transfer printed decoration of brown and yellow flowers.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: Minton (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 273671

Accession Number: 2006.44.3701.3

Soap dish

Soap dish, circular lid with flat knob finial and pierced liner. Transfer printed decoration of brown and yellow flowers.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: Minton (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 273672

Accession Number: 2006.44.3701.4ab

Hand towel

Rectangular hand towel with three red stripes.

Date: 1890-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 273675

Accession Number: 2006.44.3702

Cuticle knife

Small cuticle knife. Metal blade has one curved sharp edge and one straight edge. Ivory colored plastic handle.

Date: 1890-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 273678

Accession Number: 2006.44.3703

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper border. Two rows of uncut borders. Three rose blossoms with horizontal arched stems enclosed a field of rose sprigs. Printed in two pinks, fuschia, two greens, gray and over printed with liquid mica pin dots on an ivory ground.

Date: 19000-1910

Maker: S. A. Maxwell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273680

Accession Number: 1992.784

Wallpaper

Unused sample of Rococo-style paper. Interlacing scrolls and strapwork frame bouquets of flowers in urn. Pattern printed in grays, greens, pink, yellow, and red on light ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273683

Accession Number: 1987.130

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Bifurcated scrolls in green alternating vertically and horizontally with rectangular blocks outlined in white. Printed on gray ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273684

Accession Number: 1911.109

Wallpaper

Unused sample of wallpaper. Rococo inspired pattern. Central motif is an urn filled with fruit surrounded by architectural moldings mounted with shells, c scrolls and scrolled foliage. Printed in three grays on beige ground.

Date: 1925-1926

Maker: Birge (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273685

Accession Number: 2000.1429

Wallpaper

Multiple pieces of wallpaper with attached border (see border 1967.122.2) from a single room. Papers were found in a bureau drawer in the Stetson House in Hanover, Massachusetts but may originate from the Broad Oak Farm also in Hanover. Wallpaper is a striped floral pattern. A stripe of orange tu...

Date: 1815-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 273690

Accession Number: 1967.122.1

Wallpaper

Fragment of unused wallpaper. Diaper pattern with small rose sprigs. The diamonds are formed by a branch-like design. Roller-printed in mint and dark green, black, and gold on gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273693

Accession Number: 2001.281.186

Wallpaper

Fragment of unused wallpaper. Strapwork diaper pattern with blue rose sprigs. Roller-printed in blue, dark olive, dark brown, and gray on ungrounded paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273697

Accession Number: 2001.281.187

Wallpaper

Small fragment of unused wallpaper. Diaper pattern with floral bouquets on pin dots. Diamonds are formed by branch-like design. Roller-printed in red, blue and dark gray on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273700

Accession Number: 2001.281.188

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Sprig pattern with stylized vines forming an ogee or diaper-like pattern. Roller-printed in brown, mustard, maroon, and white on cream ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273708

Accession Number: 2001.281.189

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral striped wallpaper in which the dominant white stripe alternates with a gray stripe. The white stripe is printed with a stylized floral vine on pin stripe. The design has jagged edges imitating weaving or needlework. The gray stripe is adorned with a gray floral ...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273710

Accession Number: 2001.281.190

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral trail pattern with numerous flowers, inlcuding tulips and roses. Roller-printed in pastel shades of green, pink, peach, yellow and tan on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273717

Accession Number: 2001.281.191

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper in four pieces from Attleboro, Massachusetts. Large scale damask pattern roller-printed in dark red on red ground with a mica wash. Multiple layers of earlier paper, including a plain paper in gray, are attached to the underside.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273718

Accession Number: 2001.281.192

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Anglo-Japanese style floral trail pattern. Flowers and foliage. Pattern appears to have not strong directional orientation, indicating it may have been used as a ceiling or sidewall paper. Roller-printed in pale yellow, yellow, orange, red, black and metallic gold on oli...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273720

Accession Number: 2001.281.193

Wallpaper

Fragment of unused wallpaper. Anglo-Japanese style foliate pattern. Two vines of leaves and berries, on in solid black, form an all-over foliate pattern which overlaps stylized red flowers and angular geometric forms. Pattern does not have a strong directional orientation, may have been used as a...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273721

Accession Number: 2001.281.194

Wallpaper

Fragment of unused wallpaper. Anglo-Japanese style wallpaper with numerous floral and abstract motifs. Prominent repeating motifs include a block containing a vase of leaves and fruit on a yellow background, floral medallions, and small and large bouquets with a red cabbage rose. Block-printed in ...

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: Whiting & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 273722

Accession Number: 2001.281.195

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