Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment of Gothic Revival stripe wallpaper. Pattern consists of stripes of Ionic columns alternating with Gothic cornice, scrolled leaves and quatrefoils over fluted columns. Printed in brown and white on a pale gray ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179079

Accession Number: 1911.75

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Window pane checked drapery paper in chartruse and lime green ornamented by pink daisy garlands and bouquets.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179080

Accession Number: 1922.15

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Incomplete repeat. Gothic arbor with fretwork and tracery framing taupe, brown and grey foliage. Printed on a beige, polished ground. Straight match.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179081

Accession Number: 1922.18AB

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment, attached to 1922.12A. Grisaille and taupe intertwined bands on a burgundy striped, flocked field and grey ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179082

Accession Number: 1922.12.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Vignette of a woman seated with flower basket. Printed in grey, taupe, black, white and three greens on a pale green ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179083

Accession Number: 1922.13A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. A pastoral scene of three sheep by a tree and fence. Printed in two browns, three greens, black and white on a light green ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179084

Accession Number: 1922.13B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments of strapwork and floral paper. Printed in grey, two greens, red, pink, blue, yellow on white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179085

Accession Number: 1922.19

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with meandering, rustic grape vine framing a diaper patterned urn filled with a bouquet of roses, tulips, snapdragons and sweet peas. Printed in two tans, two greens, two blues, red, two pinks, and yellow on white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Possibly Howell & Brothers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179086

Accession Number: 1922.12.1AB

Wallpaper

Three unused fragments of Gothic Revival paper. Pattern consists of vignette of Gothic arch/window with exterior view of arched gate set against greenery and a blended sky. Vignette surrounded by floral and leaf swags. Printed in brown, red, green, blue on white, polished ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179087

Accession Number: 1922.23A-C

Wallpaper

Ten wallpaper fragments of foliated columns and arches with centered medallions on a patterned field. Printed in two greens, yellow, rust, teal and burnt sienna on a blue-grey ground.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179088

Accession Number: 1922.22A-J

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Grey stripes with scrolls framing maroon sprigs on alternating blue, olive, purple and green fields. Printed on a maroon, stylized diaper field on buff ground. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179089

Accession Number: 1978.133

Wallpaper

Fragments. Strapwork wallpaper printed in blue, taupe and brown on white ground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Blanchard and Rose (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179090

Accession Number: 1978.130AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized floral medallion separated by fretwork. Printed in ochre, white, green and black on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179091

Accession Number: 1978.134

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragments. Renaissance Revivial, grey strapwork ornamented with flowers and framing a green urn with maroon bouquet. Printed on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179092

Accession Number: 1978.125AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from end of roll. Repeating floral sprays in six designs printed in rose, red, yellow, blue and green on a light blue, brushed ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179093

Accession Number: 1978.129

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of strapwork and floral paper. Printed in grey, two greens, red, pink, blue, yellow on white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179094

Accession Number: 1978.126

Wallpaper

Two unused fragments of Gothic Revival wallpaper [.1-.2]. Pattern consists of vignette of Gothic window with exterior view of arched gate set against blended sky and greenery. Vignette surrounded by floral and leaf swags. Printed in brown, red, green, blue on white, polished ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179095

Accession Number: 1978.127.1-.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Red flower baskets with pink, blue and yellow flowers on a field of white meandering vines. Printed on polished grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179096

Accession Number: 1978.124

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Stylized diaper pattern. Flower bouquets sprouting from scrolls and framed by scalloped lattice. Printed in turquoise on a light green ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179097

Accession Number: 1978.128

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Gothic arbor with fretwork and tracery framing taupe, brown, peach and grey foliate. Printed on a beige, polished ground. Straight match.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179098

Accession Number: 1978.135

School Book Cover

Wallpaper fragment. Allover stylized flowers on berried stems. Printed in brown, yellow and rose on a white ground.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179099

Accession Number: 1966.196

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Geometric pattern of interlaced lines that form diamonds, hexagons and star shapes with flowers inside the various shapes. Printed in blue on unground paper.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179100

Accession Number: 1971.1014.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. A simple rainbow paper with solid color ground and the woodblock printing the rainbow effect. Patterning of diamonds or diapered with a foliate wreath and stylized flower in the center. Printed in yellow, orange, red on a grey ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179101

Accession Number: 1971.1014.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Allover dense floral and foliate pattern. Printed in blue, white, grey, mustard on a light blue ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179102

Accession Number: 1971.1010A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Vertical curvilinear stripe with stylized floral ornament. Scrolls surround it. In between stripes is a long vertical rose vine or branch. Printed in two blues, two browns on white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179103

Accession Number: 1971.1011AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern. Wide stripe with a pattern of wavy ameoba-like shapes alternate with a vertical column of four-lobed flowers. White squiggly lines and meandering vines fill recesses between stripes. Printed in three greens and white on a pale orchid ground.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179104

Accession Number: 1932.2665

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of scrolling foliage surrounding a shell with a spray of flowers inside. Printed in mauve, green and ochre.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179105

Accession Number: 1932.2664

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Rainbow paper with an irise ground. The design consists of a basket of flowers framed by large acanthus leaves.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179106

Accession Number: 1955.194

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover delicate scrolling foliage with flower in the center of the scroll. Printed in grey, white, red, yellow on a grey ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179107

Accession Number: 1974.221b

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape vignettes framed by architectural moulding with Renaissance and Gothic elements. Printed in brown, various beiges and lighter browns, two greens, various blues on beige paper.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179108

Accession Number: 1971.153

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment. Landscape figure of woman and child feeding dog sitting on hind legs. Vignette separated by flowers and peacock feather motif. Printed in black, blue and white.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179109

Accession Number: 1998.14

Wallpaper

Fragment of foliate wallpaper. Various leaves (including oak), berries and winding vines. A diaper pattern composed of curved lines fills space between leaves. Red and white printed on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179110

Accession Number: 1998.15A

Wallpaper

Fragment of foliate wallpaper (1 of 3). Various leaves (including oak), berries, and winding vines. A diaper pattern composed of curved lines fills space between leaves. Red and white printed on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179111

Accession Number: 1998.15B

Wallpaper

Fragment (1 of 3) of foliate wallpaper. Various leaves (including oak), berries and winding vines. A diaper pattern composed of curved lines fills space between leaves. Red and white printed on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179112

Accession Number: 1998.15C

Wallpaper

Partial unused sheet of wall decals consisting of poppy flowers and buds. Printed in pink, yellow and green on white ground.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179163

Accession Number: 1986.1085

Wallpaper

Used sample of wall decal paper. Pattern consists of rose bouquet and buds printed in pink, red, yellow, blue, green and orange.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179164

Accession Number: 1986.1084

Wallpaper

Fragment of wall decal. Overall floral pattern. Printed in pink, yellow, green, orange, brown on white ground.

Date: 1925-1932

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179165

Accession Number: 1986.1087

Wallpaper

Used sample of wall decal paper. Pattern of poppies and daisies printed in red, yellow, purple, and green on a white polished ground.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179166

Accession Number: 1986.1083

Wallpaper

Unused samples of wall decals consisting of meandering floral pattern. Printed in orange, yellow, green, brown, black, blue on white ground.

Date: 1925-1932

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179167

Accession Number: 1986.1086

Wallpaper

Three fragments of stripe paper with flowers and bamboo. Printed in blue, green, white, black, brown on unground paper.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179168

Accession Number: 1985.760A

Wallpaper

Two fragments of scalloped border. Printed in orange, green, blue, brown and black.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179169

Accession Number: 1985.760B

Wallpaper

Fragment of striped border. Printed in blue and brown flock on red ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179170

Accession Number: 1985.760C

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Bouquet of flowers in an urn flanked by Corinthian columns draped with floral garlands. Printed in white, brown, and black.

Date: 1898

Maker: Gregory & Brown Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 179171

Accession Number: 1917.142

Wallpaper

Unused samples of pastoral scenery figure paper. Repeating scene of four figures among goat, sheep and cows. Printed in five browns, orange, 3 blues, white, yellow, 5 greens on tan ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179172

Accession Number: 1917.141

Wallpaper

Two used fragments of landscape figure paper. Scene consists of two women seated at table (one possibly Psyche), being offered a gift by Cupid. Scene separated by laurel leaf (?) medallion inserted with rosette. Printed in green, brown, white with white diapered background on blue ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179173

Accession Number: 1974.362AB