Historic New England

Photograph

Black-and-white photograph of a painting of William D. Nickels. Modern black frame.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, glass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 286826

Accession Number: 1958.363

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Chinese Trellis" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a trellis design of samll joined octagons. Block printed in three blues on a white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286828

Accession Number: 2000.875

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Small Gothic Screen" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a diaper pattern formed by Gothic tracery. Block printed in brown on a watery blue ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286829

Accession Number: 2000.871

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Small Gothic Screen" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a diaper pattern formed by Gothic tracery. Block printed in brown on a transparent red ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286831

Accession Number: 2000.872

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Quatrefoil" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a diaper pattern formed by quatrefoils within Gothic tracery. Block printed in tan on white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286832

Accession Number: 2000.873

Drawing of Codman House

Pencil drawing of the Codman House, matted and framed.

Date: 1873

Maker: Codman, Catherine Codman, d. 1892 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286833

Accession Number: 1969.19050

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Templenewsam" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a very large baroque design with central pinecone or pine floral motif. Block printed on a cream ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286837

Accession Number: 2000.877

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Gothic Lily" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with stems of lilies alternating with roses within tracery frames edged with brattishing and ornamented with quatrefoils at the intersections. Block printed in green, cream, red, blue, black and metallic gold on a brown gro...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286838

Accession Number: 2000.878

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from the front hall of a house in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Only a portion of the entire floral medallion pattern remains. The remaining section is a large floral bouquet tied with a ribbon surrounded by white stylized flower and scroll elements. Block-printed in pink, white, a...

Date: 1829

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286840

Accession Number: 2001.281.506A-C

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in "Acanthus" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with an all-over pattern of scrolling acanthus leaves. Block printed in red on a cadmium red ground and textured paper.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286841

Accession Number: 2000.879

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in "Acanthus" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with an all-over pattern of scrolling acanthus leaves. Block printed in brown on a light brown ground and textured paper.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286842

Accession Number: 2000.880

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Beatrix" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with an all-over Aesthetic stylized floral design of peonies and irises with scrolling leaves. Reverse printed in brown on a transparent light brown ground and roughly textured paper.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286843

Accession Number: 2000.881

Wall hook

One of a pair of brass hooks. Plate of hook rectangular with egg-like edge. Hook with rose-shaped finial.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 286844

Accession Number: 1958.365.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Beatrix" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with an all-over Aesthetic stylized floral design of peonies and irises with scrolling leaves. Reverse printed in burnt sienna on a transparent burnt sienna ground and roughly textured paper. Based on a block printed English wa...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286845

Accession Number: 2000.882

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Poppy" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with large scale all-over design of pink poppies against a field of leafy brown foliage. Block printed on a cream ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1880-1900.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286846

Accession Number: 2000.883

Wall hook

One of a pair of brass hooks. Plate of hook rectangular with egg-like edge. Hook with rose-shaped finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 286847

Accession Number: 1958.365.2

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Coalport" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with large diaper pattern formed by berried vines with flower blossoms at the intersection and framing floral sprays. Machine printed in yellow and ochre against a field of tan stripes on a cream ground. Reproduced from an E...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286860

Accession Number: 2000.936

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Garden Vine" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with all-over design of entwined vines with thorns. Machine printed in green, olive gree and white on a mottled tan ground. Based on English block printed wallpaper from 1815-1825. Document in Courtauld Archives (London).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286862

Accession Number: 2000.935

Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample. Heavy embossed paper of floral and foliate design on a diaper ground. Paper is cream-colored, no ink has been applied.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286863

Accession Number: 1978.188

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border in "Bordure Directoire" pattern from Clarence Houes (NY) with continuous band of draped striped fabric in orange and red with yellow, ochre and tan rosettes over a row of overlapping leaves. Screen printed in orange, red, white, two greys, ochre, tan, two greens and b...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286864

Accession Number: 2000.945

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment printed to look like ivory colored satin moire.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286865

Accession Number: 1978.191A

Rug

Rectangular wool carpet with repeating pattern of rosettes within diamonds in green, yellow, and blue on red field. Polychrome wine glass border on white border flanked by red, white and blue diagonal guards.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 286866

Accession Number: 1958.367

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment printed to look like pale butter colored satin moire.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286867

Accession Number: 1978.191B

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in "Gran Cru" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with repeating grid of grape clusters against a striped field. Printed in two purples and lavender on white ground. Based on an English machine printed wallpaper from 1850-1860. Documetn in Courtauld Archives (London).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286868

Accession Number: 2000.937

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in "Fuscia" by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY) with continuous stripe of fuschia blossoms and vines separated by metallic gold guilloche. Block printed in two greens, pink, rose, blue and metallic gold on an embossed white ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286871

Accession Number: 2000.959

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Milliken" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with very large scale baroque floral design in imitation of cut velvet. Machine printed in dark green on a green ground. Based on an English block printed paper from 1880-1900 desigend by Henry H. Mott and originally printed ...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286872

Accession Number: 2000.906

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Florentine Diaper" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with an all-over design of repeated sylized floral elements outlined in small dots. Block printed in rose on pale pink ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1880-1900.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286873

Accession Number: 2000.934

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Florentine Diaper" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with an all-over design of repeated sylized floral elements outlined in small dots. Block printed in ple blue on a denim blue, liquid mica ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1880-1900.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286874

Accession Number: 2000.922

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Small Acanthus" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with large scale Aesthetic style scrolling acanthus leaves and flowers. Machine printed in green on a green ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1880-1910.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286875

Accession Number: 2000.913

Rug

Rectangular wool carpet with repeated pattern of diamond-shaped guls separated by narrow striped bands. Primary colors are red, brown and blue.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 286876

Accession Number: 1958.366

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Small Acanthus" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with large scale Aesthetic style scrolling acanthus leaves and flowers. Machine printed in tan on a cream ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1880-1910.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286877

Accession Number: 2000.920

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Willow Leaves" pattern by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY) with an all-over design of willow leaves in taupe with green veins. Screen printed on a cream ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1880-1900.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286878

Accession Number: 2000.956

Wallpaper

Six fragments of wallpaper from South Wellfleet, Massachusetts. A stylized floral bouquet is centered on a background of small sprigs. A floral stripe runs vertically along right side of pattern. Block-printed in red and white on orange ground. Laid paper, partial sheets. Fragments D and E retai...

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286879

Accession Number: 2001.281.507.1A-F

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragments from South Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Flower and ribbon pattern. Pink and blue flowers are linked by ribbon festoons and bordered above and below by orange and yellow lines in a geometric pattern. Details of the border are not clear due to poor condition. Block-printed ...

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286880

Accession Number: 2001.281.507.2A-E

Wallpaper Border

Small fragment of floral wallpaper border. Flower and ribbon border fragment very similar to, and found with, 2001.281.507.2A-E. Pink flowers linked by ribbon and bead garlands. Stripes with geometric pattern above and below the floral design. Block-printed in green (appears brown), blue, pink, r...

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286887

Accession Number: 2001.281.508

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper from Sudbury, Massachusetts. Ogee pattern with stylized foliate figures. Roller-printed in brown, green, white, metallic gold and metallic copper on dusty purple ground. Reproduced in the Waterhouse collection by Warner.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286732

Accession Number: 2001.281.500

Wallpaper

Fragment. Wallpaper printed with repeating bouquets of flowers between a diamond-shaped grid made of scrolling floral vines. Machine printed in pinks, greens and dark brown on cream background. Small fragment of an earlier layer is on back but pattern cannot be determined.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286738

Accession Number: 1996.143.1063

Wallpaper

Fragments. Wallpaper printed with acanthus motifs within scrolling latticework grid. Printed in gold on cream ground.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286739

Accession Number: 1996.143.1061A-K

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed with stylized swag motifs. Printed in grays, orange, white and black on blue ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286740

Accession Number: 2002.47.1

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed with meandering vine of stylized flowers and leaves between solid top and bottom borders. Printed in maroon, gold, black and white on blue ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286741

Accession Number: 2002.47.2

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed with stylized swag and floral motifs. Printed in white, black and browns on brown ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286742

Accession Number: 2002.47.3

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed with repeating geometric, stylized floral and scroll motifs. Printed in brown, gray, white, and pink on brown ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286743

Accession Number: 2002.47.4

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed with repeating stylized flowers and leaves beneath a top border of two rows of dots and above a bottom border of two solid stripes. Printed in brown, beige, gold, white, pink and orange on a brown ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286744

Accession Number: 2002.47.5

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed with repeating geometric shapes and stylized flowers.Printed in brown, gold, black and white on red ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286745

Accession Number: 2002.47.6

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed with a variation of a Greek key motif. Printed in gold and beige on a crimson ground. Small edging of paper below border evident on edge shows gold motifs on a brown ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286746

Accession Number: 2002.47.7

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with meandering floral and leaf motifs. Printed in green, crimson, yellow, browns and orange on brown ground. Mounted on cardboard on top of another layer of paper.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286747

Accession Number: 2002.47.8

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with stylized Eqgyptian motifs. Printed in peach, gray, white, brown and metallic gold on orange background. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286748

Accession Number: 2002.47.9

Wallpaper Border

Unusd sample. Wallpaper border printed with flowers above a geometric block bottom border. Printed in white, gray, clack and peach on a blue ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286749

Accession Number: 2002.47.10

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with stylized Greek revival motifs.Printed in gray, white orange, brown, green, crimson and metallic gold on a crimson ground. Mounted on cardboard on top of two earlier papers.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286750

Accession Number: 2002.47.11

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with flowes and leaves above a bottom border of dots and vertical lines. Printed in reds, blues, and greens on an olive green background. Mounted on cardboard on top of two other papers.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286751

Accession Number: 2002.47.12

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