Historic New England

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border with geometric bands. Central band of fretwork in light and dark brown. Upper and lower bands in metallic gold and light brown include outer stripe with dashes, a row of dots and a geometric pattern with diamonds and arches. Roller-printed in metallic gold and brown on...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290286

Accession Number: 2001.281.932

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border with stylized floral pattern. Two stylized floral figures in red, olive and blue alternate across metallic gold central band. Olive bands with small blue dashes and light green crosses run across upper and lower edges of the border. Roller-printed in olive, light gree...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290294

Accession Number: 2001.281.933

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of flocked wallpaper border. Scrolling floral pattern with vertical striping in red flocking on metallic gold background. Pattern imitates woven textile. Ungrounded paper with embossed diamond texture.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment, flocking

GUSN: 290297

Accession Number: 2001.281.934

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border with pattern imitating brocade and gimp ribbon. Central band consisting of multi-color floral sprigs and undulating pale green vine with berries printed over vertical striping and edged with pink dots. An outer band of pink, yellow and green gimp and inner band of soli...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290298

Accession Number: 2001.281.935

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border with stylized floral vine and berry pattern. Central band of stylized flower on vine with berries in metallic copper and gold on red background. The central band is edged by rows of half-circles. Gold and brown stripes run along the upper and lower edges of the border...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290305

Accession Number: 2001.281.936

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border with anthemion pattern. Central band with large anthemion figures in white and brown over olive and ochre background. Pink band with white dots and dashes runs along upper edge of border. Pink band with white dots, dashes and stylized flowers runs along lower edge of ...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290311

Accession Number: 2001.281.937

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border decorated in the Aethetic Movement style. Wide border with metallic gold and black tile pattern along upper and lower edges. Center band depicts bamboo shoots, branches of cherry blossoms and a gold moon with bats flying in front of it on olive background. Roller-prin...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290347

Accession Number: 2001.281.938

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border. Wide border with fretwork bands in two shades of brown running along upper and lower edges. Center band has pattern of stylized floral medallions encircled by stylized lotus flowers in red and black with gold glitter on tan background. Roller-printed in two browns, t...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), glitter

GUSN: 290348

Accession Number: 2001.281.939

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border with stylized floral vine pattern. Border has a green outer stripe and inner band of pink leaves against gold glitter at the upper and lower edges. The center band is a stylized floral vine. Large flowers with pink and green petals are joined by vines with pink and gr...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), glitter

GUSN: 290349

Accession Number: 2001.281.940

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Crystal Place" pattern (#132486) manufactured by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has a large-scale floral design with trailing foliage printed in metallic gold on a green ground. Background has dark green flocking. Pattern is based on designs i...

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290351

Accession Number: 2001.281.783

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of floral wallpaper border. Wide border with four pattern bands. Uppermost band consists of thin pink stripes and a row of pink dots. Below it is a band of pink foliate scrolls. The third and widest band is swags of roses and morning glories in shades of pink and green. The swags hang f...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), mica (white pigment)

GUSN: 290352

Accession Number: 2001.281.941

Reproduction Wallpaper

Two unused pieces of reproduction wallpaper in the "Early American Stencil" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper had a an all-over design of stylized rosettes, palmettes and medallions arranged in a diamond-shaped grid. Pattern is based on a mid-18th century handpainted stencil found i...

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 290354

Accession Number: 2001.281.784.1-.2

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Mary Lyon" pattern (#136632) by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper pattern has a vertical stripe of roses and leaves framed by vertical stripes of horizontal lines and dots. These are framed by wider stripes of geometric motifs including vertical ...

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290357

Accession Number: 2001.281.785

Wallpaper Border

Two fragments of rose wallpaper border with trimmed edge. Large pink and red roses and foliage on a white background. The lower edges of the border have been trimmed around the rose pattern. A black geometric band made up of circles, dashes and c-scrolls runs along the upper edge of the border. ...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290358

Accession Number: 2001.281.942AB

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Houndstooth" pattern (#159463) by Waterhouse Wallhangings. Paper has an all-over small houndstooth geometrc pattern. Roller-pinted on textured paper in brown on a beige ground.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 290359

Accession Number: 2001.281.786

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of gimp wallpaper border. Narrow blue and tan border with pattern resembling woven gimp. Block-printed in white, two tans, black and three blues on white ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290360

Accession Number: 2001.281.943

Wallpaper Border

Fragments of gimp wallpaper border. Narrow blue and tan border with pattern resembling a gimp braid. Block-printed in two tans, two browns and three blues on white ground. "10 [cent symbol]" written on verso of Fragment (A).

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290361

Accession Number: 2001.281.944A-D

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "P.V.M.A. Rainbow, Deerfield" pattern (#321) by Waterhouse Wallhangings. Wallpaper has an irisé or rainbow design of repeating floral medallions separated by scrolling, flowered leaves. Printed in blended blue, yellow and white on an ungrounded paper. P...

Date: 1988

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290362

Accession Number: 2001.281.787

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border with fretwork pattern. Roller-printed black Greek key fretwork pattern on metallic gold ground. . "6014 / Made in England" stamped on verso. "15 [cent symbol]" written in pencil on verso.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290363

Accession Number: 2001.281.945

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper frieze in the "Eastlake Frieze" pattern manufactured by Bradbury & Bradbury as part of their "Anglo-Japanese Roomset." Wallpaper has large central band of elongated medallions containing a stylized bird with outstretched wings sitting on a flowering tree branc...

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 290364

Accession Number: 2001.281.788

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of scenic wallpaper border from Maine. Wide border with multiple pattern bands. Band along the upper edge of the border consists of two repeating figures printed in browns and black, imitating a carved architectural molding. The band below it is a geometric pattern in blues, reds and gre...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290365

Accession Number: 2001.281.946

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper frieze in the "Watkins Glen Frieze" pattern manufactured by Bradbury & Bradbury as part of their "In the Dresser Tradition" roomset. Wallpaper has a highly abstracted repeating lotus flower motif bordered on the top and bottom by a row of circles between two h...

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290367

Accession Number: 2001.281.789

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of red wallpaper border. Wide border with pattern of oval medallions with stylized floral figures joined by festoons of dots and curling scrolls. Background pattern of stylized flowers framed by arches and floating pink circles. Roller-printed in red, pink, metallic gold and green on red...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290368

Accession Number: 2001.281.947

Reproduction Wallpaper Border

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Leaf Border" pattern manufactured by Bradbury & Bradbury as part of their "In the Morris Tradition" roomset. Wallpaper border has a scrolling trail of highly abstracted leaves. Screen-printed in black and gold. Sample is uncut and has two complete bord...

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290369

Accession Number: 2001.281.790

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of grapevine wallpaper border. Wide border with naturalistic grape vine and large, purple clusters of grapes. The vine is on a background pattern of small dashes imitating woven fabric. Running along the top of the border are narrow green and tan stripes. Running along the bottom of the ...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290370

Accession Number: 2001.281.948

Reproduction Wallpaper Border

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Chevron Border" pattern manufactured by Bradbury & Bradbury as part of their "In the Morris Tradition" roomset. Paper has a pattern of simple repeating chevrons screen-printed in two alternating colors on a solid stripe. Sample is uncut and has two bor...

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 290371

Accession Number: 2001.281.791

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Eastlake Combination Ornament" pattern by Bradbury & Bradbury as part of their "Anglo-Japanese" roomset. Wallpaper has an upper band of half circles enclosing stylized petals with horizontal lines separating the half circles. The lower band has abstrac...

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290372

Accession Number: 2001.281.792

Wallpaper Border

Three fragments of wallpaper border with doily and flower pattern. White doilies with pink dots overlap across the top of the border. Alternating red and blue flowers with green leaves repeat along the bottom. There is a pink background between the doilies and the flowers. A metallic silver back...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290374

Accession Number: 2001.281.949A-C

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused piece of reproduction wallpaper manufactured by A.L. Diament & Co. in pattern #1540-XDF (pattern name unknown). Wallpaper has a dense floral trail design featuring scrolling chrysanthemum blossoms with peacocks sitting on the vines. Printed in blues, pinks, greens, yellows and black on a crea...

Maker: A.L. Diament & Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 290375

Accession Number: 2001.281.793

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of floral wallpaper border. This unused border fragment appears to have been die cut by the manufacturer along the bottom edge of the pattern. The border has an upper band of gray lozenges on green. Below it are gold panels on white. A dense and colorful array of flowers and foliage conce...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), die cutting, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290376

Accession Number: 2001.281.950

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused piece of reproduction wallpaper in the "Belmar" pattern by A. L. Diament & Co. Wallpaper has an all-over pattern of overlapping scallop-shaped elements containing stylized flowers and geometric motifs. Roller-printed in blue on a cream ground.

Whiteware dessert plate with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291639

Accession Number: 1958.339.17

Wallpaper

Rolled sample of "The Montespan Design" wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Large-scale damask-style pattern with long repeat roller-printed in white on brown ingrain paper. The pattern consists of two alternating elaborate floral vignettes. One vignette is a vase of ...

Date: 1907-1917

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291640

Accession Number: 2001.281.1033

Tea service

Fifteen-piece porcelain tea service decorated by hand-painted pink luster vine with leaves, and pink and blue flowers with leaves. Set consists of teapot, lidded sugar bowl, creamer and six cups and saucers.

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