Historic New England

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Solid slate-blue color. One roll is unopened and remains in its brown paper wrapper.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 177597

Accession Number: 1950.601.1-.2

Partial roll. Pillar and Arch design framing view of church spire, which same believe to be by Sir Christopher Wren, while others believe it is the Old North Church, Boston, MA. Printed in two browns and tan.

Date: 1906-1910

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 177598

Accession Number: 1942.4732

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, stylized leaves reverse printed in green and red on an unground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177599

Accession Number: 2000.390

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Foliate scrolls draped with festoons of bell flowers and suspending small floral medallions with beading. Printed in light tan, orange and green on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177600

Accession Number: 1955.301D

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Panel with swags and cherubs frolicking with a lioness, alternating with a panel with an urn. Printed in rust and brown on ivory ground.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177601

Accession Number: 1966.2136

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern formed by entwined ribbon and foliate vine and framing flower head. Printed in white and ochre. Straight match.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 177602

Accession Number: 2000.172AB

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Wales" pattern by Wilton E. Owen, Inc. Diaper pattern with lozenges formed by foliate vines enclosing floral sprigs. Printed in light blue and green on a blue ground.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: Wilton E. Owen, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177603

Accession Number: 2000.1628

Wallpaper Fragment

Seven fragments of handpainted wallpaper featuring rolling hills with houses, a sailboat passing by a walled-in city, sky and trees. Painted in black, brown, two blues, blue-green and white on an unground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: Attributed to Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177604

Accession Number: 1969.337.3A-G

Wallpaper

Fragments (2). Landscape scenes of blue sky that accompanies .2a of hunting scenes. Painted in light blue.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: Attributed to Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177605

Accession Number: 1969.339.2B

Wallpaper

Fragment. No pattern visible. Two greys.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: Attributed to Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177606

Accession Number: 1969.338.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern resembling seaweed or twigs. Printed in grey on a yellow ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177607

Accession Number: 1969.334.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Roccoco style paper with floral swags, C-scrolls creating cartouches, scrolling foliage, floral sprays. Printed in silver mica, purple, white, mustard, taupe on a neutral ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: F. E. James Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177608

Accession Number: 1969.336.10

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragments (4). Stripe pattern with vertical stripes of meandering vines with flowers. Printed in two greens and gray on a white ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177609

Accession Number: 1969.343.1B

Star and Square Wallpaper

Three wallpaper fragments with pattern of interconnecting squares with quatrefoils inside. Block printed in green, white, and black on light blue ground. Duty stamp and "57" stamped on reverse. Made in squares.

Date: 1796-1797

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper

GUSN: 177610

Accession Number: 1969.339.1

Wallpaper

Fragments (3). A landscape paper depicting a hunting scene. In one fragment two hunters have their guns poised and in another fragment there is a bird in flight. Painted in three greens, two blues, two browns, orange and green on pinkish ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177611

Accession Number: 1969.339.2A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments (2). Pattern consists of allover roses with larger ones framed by a cartouche. Stylized motifs of scrolled foliage are framed by a floral wreath. Printed in gold, silver mica, yellow, brown on a beige ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177612

Accession Number: 1969.340.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. These pieces are too small to decipher a definitive pattern, but it appears to be pin stripes and some thin, undulating lines. Printed in black, green and sage.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177613

Accession Number: 1980.463

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Small-scale, repeating leaves above a row of black scalloped lines. Printed in black, grey, orange.

Date: 1972

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177614

Accession Number: 2000.313

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of the outline of scrolling foliage or rinceau. Printed in gold on a white ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177615

Accession Number: 1969.332.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of foliage springing up from a vase or urn with swans flanking a small urn, perched on a scrolled foliate. Printed in gold, taupe and brown on an off-white ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177616

Accession Number: 1969.332.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover, stylized floral pattern. Printed in brown and greyish-white on a cream ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177617

Accession Number: 1969.332.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Rococco style paper with scrolls, openwork, and cartouches framing large floral bouquets. Printed in brown, white, silver mica, olive, pale green and light yellow on a taupe ground.

Date: 1900-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177618

Accession Number: 1969.332.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of paper seems to be striped with a vertical cord and tassels. Neo-grec-influenced medallion pattern. Printed in black, red and gold on a greyish-blue.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177619

Accession Number: 1969.332.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragments. Repeated pattern of feathered vines of leaves framing sprigs. At the bottom are swags joining each group. Printed in two greens and white on a light blue ground.

Date: 1796-1797

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177620

Accession Number: 1969.334.1B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Geometric paper with fish scales or bamboo, and concentric diamond shapes or parallelopipedon. Printed in white, black on a green ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177621

Accession Number: 1969.334.2A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Diaper pattern with inter-connected losenges made of meandering vine. Sprigs inside each losenge. Printed in white and black on a blue ground.

Date: 1796-1797

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177622

Accession Number: 1969.334.1A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Geometric pattern of squares with blue solid grid alternating with blue stylized patera on yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Grant, Charles (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177923

Accession Number: 1985.5.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped wallpaper. Allover spirals bordered by vertical stripes of dots and dashes with red center flowers running down the center. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177924

Accession Number: 1965.6.6-.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral design printed in green on light blue ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177925

Accession Number: 1965.6.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Interlocking squares printed in black and white on grey ground. Block height 10 5/8", selvedge in center of sample.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177926

Accession Number: 1965.6.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral with vine printed in grey on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177927

Accession Number: 1965.6.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rococo scroll work in blue, red and white on tan, ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177928

Accession Number: 1965.6.5

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Black, white and orange intertwining ribbon.

Date: 1808-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177929

Accession Number: 1965.5.1b

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with stylized floral elements printed in white on grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1808-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177930

Accession Number: 1965.5.1

Wallpaper

Fragment of Gothic style paper depicting interior or cathedral. Printed in dark and light greys and white on tan ground. Repeat undetermined.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177931

Accession Number: 1965.8

Wallpaper

Floral border fragments. Repeating clusters of three green flower blossoms ith grisaille leaves on an orange field. Bordered above and below by yellow and black stripes. Printed on gray ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177932

Accession Number: 1981.286ab

Wallpaper

Fragments. Repeating pairs of green palm fronds on a field of grey palms and simple leaf vines. Printed on a beige ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177933

Accession Number: 1981.285A-C

Wallpaper

Arts and Crafts stylized, floral motif printed in red, green, and gold on embossed gilt ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177934

Accession Number: 1976.470

Wallpaper

Fragment. Yellow geometric Arts and Crafts design. Paper has been painted blue with only a small portion of original color showing.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177935

Accession Number: 1976.471

Wallpaper

Fragment of embossed foliate damask design in irridescent metallic green-gold color. Embossed lines are perpendicular so that pattern appears to shimmer.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177936

Accession Number: 1976.469.1

Wallpaper

Fragment of small floral pattern embossed to look like a woven damask. Straight repeat.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177937

Accession Number: 1976.469.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Alternating grey and white, liquid mica stripes. Pattern has the appearance of being embossed. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177938

Accession Number: 1976.472

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover floral and foliate pattern. Branches of flowers. In between are pindots, small curls and small flowers. Printed in gold, white, red and grey on an unground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177939

Accession Number: 1969.337.7A

Wallpaper

Allover floral paper. Green printed on unground. One block pattern.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177940

Accession Number: 1968.32.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped design of ochre dots and dashes bordered by continuous, simple vine in red on a yellow ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177941

Accession Number: 2000.389.1A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diagonally repeating rosettes alternating with circular, floral medallions enclosed by beading. Printed in red and pink on ochre ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177942

Accession Number: 2000.389.1B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral and leaf design in two pinks, white and green on green ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177943

Accession Number: 2000.389.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Continuous vertical stripe of laurel (?) leaves in pink, white and red, bordered by simple foliate vine in white, grey and green on a pink ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177944

Accession Number: 2000.389.3

Wallpaper

Cut sample of rainbow wallpaper. Floral vine pattern in blended blue to yellow on white ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177945

Accession Number: 1956.M11

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Pillar and Arch design of a recumbent figure in classical dress flanked by two female figures -- all are beneath a baldachine and are framed by fluted pillars and arch-draped with a garland. Printed in black, white and blue-grey.

Date: 1976

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177946

Accession Number: 2000.1645

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