Historic New England

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of allover, randomly placed leaves interspersed with sprigs and small, floral bouquets. Printed in grey, white and two blues on a grey ground.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178153

Accession Number: 2000.1682.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Plain paper with no pattern on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178154

Accession Number: 2000.1682.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with striped pattern. Stripes alternate from stylized floral vine and geometric stripe made of diamonds and circles. Printed in two blues on a white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178155

Accession Number: 2000.1682.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. A willow and floral design printed in ochre and pink on buff unground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178156

Accession Number: 2000.1683.3

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper. Diaper pattern printed in white on a grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178157

Accession Number: 2000.1683.2

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment. Foliate vine of black grapevine-like leaves printed below a row of yellow cable.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178158

Accession Number: 2000.174b

Wallpaper

Rolled fragments. Repeating grid of daisy sprigs against a field of grey and white foliate vines. Printed in red, orange, yellow, pink, white and black. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178159

Accession Number: 2000.174a

Wallpaper border with continuous pattern of undulating foliage forming C-scrolls and cartouches. Embellished with beads, diagonal stripes, pindots, small flowers. Printed in gold and black and red flock on a gold ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178160

Accession Number: 2000.2221B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Blue stripe separated by wide bands of entwined foliated vine. Printed in blue and brown on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178161

Accession Number: 2000.273.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, meandering vine with willow-like leaves and stylized flowers against a field of berried vines. Printed in orange, green, tan and black on an embossed, salmon ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178162

Accession Number: 2000.273.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating fleur-de-lis in two sizes on an imitation woodgrain field. Printed in maroon, olive, yellow and tan on an unground or beige ground.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178163

Accession Number: 2000.276.10

Wallpaper

Fragment. Foliate motif with stems the form mouchette on a field of stripes and small concentric circles. Printed in three greens and maroon on a beige ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178164

Accession Number: 2000.276.11

Wallpaper

Fragments. Beige with no identifiable pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178165

Accession Number: 2000.276.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Foliated rosette flanked by stylized foliate motif. Printed in yellow and brown on a tan ground.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178166

Accession Number: 2000.276.4

Wallpaper

Fragments. Asymmetrically arranged flowers enclosing flowers and geometric designs. Printed in olive green, red and yellow on a black ground.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178167

Accession Number: 2000.276.5

Wallpaper

Fragments of allover floral design (?). Design is unidetifiable. Printed in green, red, blue and black on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178168

Accession Number: 2000.276.6

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, stylized flowers patterned with diaper patterns and geometric designs. Pritned in blue, grey and yellow on a grey ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178169

Accession Number: 2000.276.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating rosettes edged in beading and alternating with geometric star motif. Printed in red and brown on a tan ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178170

Accession Number: 2000.276.8

Wallpaper

Fragment. All ver design on stylized flowers and C-scrolls in blue liquid mica and grey on a beige ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178171

Accession Number: 2000.276.9

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating stylized flower sprig against a field of imitation needlework, cable stitch stripes. Printed in maroon, green and olive on a beige ground.

Date: 1910-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178172

Accession Number: 2000.276.12

Wallpaper

Fragments. Red and grey, entwined scrolls on a green, red, grey and liquid mica speckled field.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178173

Accession Number: 2000.278.14B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Rectangular ashlar blocks alternating with octagonal panels framing foliate medallions. Printed in green, maroon and white on a grey field.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178174

Accession Number: 2000.278.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern formed by foliate mouchette enclosing stylized flowers and berries. Printed in beige and burgundy on unground paper.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178175

Accession Number: 2000.278.10A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Band of continuous roses printed above a row of simplified daisy blossoms. Pritned in yellow on unground paper.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178176

Accession Number: 2000.278.10B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover tan and yellow, foliate scrolls with small, yellow flowers. Printed in tan, yellow, white and maroon on a beige background.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178177

Accession Number: 2000.278.11A

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Continuous yellow and tan, foliate scrolls with yellow flowers and outlined with maroon circles. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178178

Accession Number: 2000.278.11B

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Floral vines, flowers and leaves separated by geometric paterns and forms within asymmetrical frames. Printed in metallic gold, black, red and pale yellow.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178281

Accession Number: 2000.132

Wallpaper

Rolled pieces of borders. Flower encircled by scrolling leaves and printed below row of bead and scalloped imitation moulding. Printed in brown, mauve, salmon, blue, peach, light olive and metallic gold on a field of red flock.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178282

Accession Number: 2000.134

Wallpaper

Partial roll. View of forest printed in three blues, mauve, lavender, tan and grey. Overprinted with blue and grey dashed lines to create the appearance of tapestry.

Date: 1915-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178283

Accession Number: 2000.136

Wallpaper

End of roll. Remainder of uncut borders. Entwined foliate scrolls with flower terminals bordered above and below by horizontal dotted stripe. Printed in metallic gold an black.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178284

Accession Number: 2000.138

Wallpaper Border

Three pieces of cut wallpaper borders. Blue satin ribbon entwined with string of grisaille beads. Printed in five blues, four greys and white on a light grey ground.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178285

Accession Number: 2000.141A-C

Wallpaper

Partial roll of cut border. Medallion with leaves radiating from a quatrefoil center alternating with a bifurcated and beaded, scrolling leaf motif. Printed above a row of flowers and losenges. Printed in two greens and silver liquid mica.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178286

Accession Number: 2000.142

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape figure paper. Pattern consists of two alternating, vertical stripes of a ship and a diamond or circular medallion inset with trophy motif. Diapered dot background. Prints in two greys, white on taupe ground.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Arthur Sanderson & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178287

Accession Number: 2000.1425

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape figure paper. Vignette of mill alternates with vignette of ship, separated by a vignette of bunch of fruit (pears, grapes, apricots). Prints in two reds, white, green on grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178288

Accession Number: 2000.1439

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Rolled strip of plain green canvas. Probably a remnant of a roller shade.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178289

Accession Number: 2000.144

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Dense grid of repeating, Persian-like, stylized flowers. Printed in two shades of olive green, maroon and metallic gold.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178290

Accession Number: 2000.146

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover design of pink and blue flowers with grey leaves outlined in black, dashed lines. Printed against a field of white and dark grey mottling. Straight match.

Date: 1920-1935

Maker: Niagra Wall Paper Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178291

Accession Number: 2000.147

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating grid of foliated medallions draped with beaded swags and printed against a field of stripes. Printed in two greens, olive green, maroon, beige, ivory, brown and liquid mica. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178292

Accession Number: 2000.154

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment. Allover design of entwined, floral vine in white with repeating clusters of berries printed in red and blue. Printed on green paper. Straight match.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178293

Accession Number: 2000.155

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover diaper pattern in white, formed by pentagons framing metallic gold stars.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178294

Accession Number: 2000.159

Wallpaper

Partial roll - cut in half. Yellow, orange and ivory floral sprigs framed by floral medallions in black composed of flowers and morning glories.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178295

Accession Number: 2000.161

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Floral bouquet draped with garlands and printed below a trophy of a torch and arrows tied with ribbon. Printed in green and outlined in metalic gold.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178296

Accession Number: 2000.1624

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Stripes composed of dark grey dashes and entwined with a floral vine with pink blossoms and berries. Printed in grey, tan, green, two pinks and black. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178297

Accession Number: 2000.1625

Wallpaper

Cut sample, rolled. Trellis composed of Greek key meander entwined with a floral vine with magenta blossoms against a field of metallic gold circles. Printed in two shades of olive green, magenta, metallic gold and black.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178298

Accession Number: 2000.1626

Wallpaper

Partial wallpaper roll. Rows of delicate, white scrolled vines with grey and white leaves. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178299

Accession Number: 2000.1627

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Foliated, diapered scrolls ornamented with roses and rosebuds. Printed in pink, brown, tan, two greens and metallic green, silver and gold.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178300

Accession Number: 2000.1629

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Trailing vine composed of overlapping bellflowers or husks sprouting stylized Baroque flowers. Printed in yellow in imitation of damask. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178301

Accession Number: 2000.1630