Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Plain brown flocked paper.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178522

Accession Number: 1940.976A

Cut sample of floral spray and floral sprig paper, tossed pattern. White ground with pattern of floral spray consisting of roses and daisies and smaller sprigs printed in light and dark greys and white. Leaves and berries printed in metallic gold. Straight match.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178523

Accession Number: 1940.977

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale floral medallion bordered by stiff leaves and framing a scalloped diamond center with blossom terminals. Printed in blue on a yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178524

Accession Number: 1940.1042.1B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large medallion pattern made up of flowers, scrolls, diamond shapes, foliage and horizontal pin stripes. Printed in blue and red on a yellow ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178525

Accession Number: 1940.1042.1A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Large leaves and flowers. Printed in two blues and four browns on white ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178526

Accession Number: 1940.1042.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Naturalistic and large striped floral pattern, wisteria. Printed in two browns, three blues, white, two tans on a cream ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178527

Accession Number: 1940.1042.2B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Small blue, black and pink sprigs alternating with white palmettes on yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178528

Accession Number: 1966.491A

Wallpaper

Two fragments of ivy leaf patterned paper. Orange ground with ivy leaf trailing up pole or stalk printed in green, black and grey(?). Background pattern of scattered sprigs in grey. Repeat undetermined.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178529

Accession Number: 1966.490b

Wallpaper

Fragment of geometric-style paper comprising squares and pinwheels in circles. Cinnamon ground with pattern printed in red and light yellow.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178530

Accession Number: 1966.490a

Wallpaper

Five fragments of border (a-e). Stylized acorn and leaf pattern. Light green ground with orange and black. Larger fragment has fragment of complimentary paper attached (1966.491a). Three smaller fragments have newer paper laid on top.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178531

Accession Number: 1966.491.2

Wallpaper

Three fragments of wallpaper with palmettes and six-pointed stars in circles alternating with stripes of diaper-patterned panels. Two fragments are printed in orange, browns, purple, yellow, and white. The third fragment is discolored to an overall shade of grey and white.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178532

Accession Number: 1966.491.3

Wallpaper

Fragment of diaper and leaf pattern paper. Cinnamon ground with diaper and leaf printed in white and dark orange. Fragment "b" has border attached (border is 1966.491.2a). Repeat?

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178533

Accession Number: 1966.491.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Remains of red paint (no discernable pattern) on coarse grey paper.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178534

Accession Number: 1966.491B

Wallpaper

Fragment of scenery figure paper depicting man with two shepherdesses; small group of sheep at top left corner. Pattern prints all in two browns, tan, two greens, white on a light green ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178535

Accession Number: 1915.49

Wallpaper

Rococo Revival (or Baroque Revival) cartouches framing rose bouquets and leafy vines. Separated by diapering. Burgundy, blue, two greens, pink, white and gray on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178536

Accession Number: 1915.22

Wallpaper

Rococo Revival (or Baroque Revival) cartouches framing rose bouquets and leafy vines. Separated by diapering. Burgundy, blue, two greens, pink, white and gray on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178537

Accession Number: 1915.23

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diagonal repeat of framed bouquets, orange, green and grey on polished white ground.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178538

Accession Number: 1916.338

Wallpaper

Fragments. Landscape figure printed in grisaille. Two men dressed in belted white tunic and wearing turbans, crouched behind a knoll firing rifles. Does not appear to be a hunting scene.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178539

Accession Number: 1915.24A-C

Wallpaper

Baroque or Rococo Revival cartouches framing rose bouquets and leafy vines. Separated by diapering. Burgundy, blue, two greens, pink, white and gray on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178540

Accession Number: 1915.21

Wallpaper

Large fragment of scenic figure, Reproduction of "House Fair" painting by French painter Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899), who did original artwork on which paper is based. Three vignettes showing scenes from fair. Central, rectilinear-shaped vignette depicts riders and horses preparing for country-style ra...

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178541

Accession Number: 1916.56.1-.2

Wallpaper

Cut sample of landscape figure paper. Shows two pastoral scenes of young girl with sheep and young girl feeding chicken and rooster. White ground with blue stripes; left side is edged with wide stripe of blue dots placed inside a [boxy] shape. Vignettes in blue-grey and black.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178542

Accession Number: 1916.57

Wallpaper

Six fragments of medallion and stripe paper. Grey ground with embossed medallion and linked chain, printed in red, green and gilt.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178543

Accession Number: 1977.105

Wallpaper

Diaper pattern wallpaper with lacy netting in the background. Scrolling foliage frames the diamond-shape losenges and arches with delicate lacework. Printed in green and grey on a blue ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 178544

Accession Number: 1977.106A-H

Wallpaper

Mounted sample and fragments of Gothic arches and foliate scrollwork wallpaper. Printed in brown, tan, two greys, and bright blue (reverse printed) on beige ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178545

Accession Number: 1943.783.1A-G

Wallpaper Fragment

Fragments of hand blocked and flocked border. Grape vines entwining grisaille plasterwork printed in three browns, white and four blues on rust and brown flocked ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178546

Accession Number: 1943.783.2A-E

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scenic paper depicting modes of transportation, past and present. Printed in six greens, three browns, two purples, two reds, yellow, orange, blue, white and ochre on ungrounded paper. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: Heywood, Higgenbottom & Smith (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178547

Accession Number: 1921.114

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of rose bouquet medallion paper. Large polychrome bouquet alternates with smaller grey and white bouquet; edged with stylized flowers and leaves. Prints in red, pink, two yellows, two greens, white and black on beige ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178448

Accession Number: 1973.110

Wallpaper

Fragment of stylized floral and leaf paper. Prints in burgundy, olive, white and black on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178449

Accession Number: 1980.240

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of leafy vine intertwined with a more simple line. Printed in black, grey and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178450

Accession Number: 1980.242B

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Pattern of vertical floral vines or chains, intertwined with swags made up of small diamond shapes. Printed in black, grey and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178451

Accession Number: 1980.241AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment attached to 1980.241AB. Pattern is difficult to decipher. Thick curved lines. Printed in green and grey on a white ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178452

Accession Number: 1980.241.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with undulating vines within each losenge are floral medallions joined by circular emblems. Printed in white, grey and black on a grey ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178453

Accession Number: 1980.242A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Narrow border with a foliate pattern. Oak leaves wind around branch, with acorns. Printed in blue, orange, red, black, yellow on a brown ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178454

Accession Number: 1974.221a

Wallpaper Fragments

Fragment. Vertical drapery swags framing a continuous vine with large-scale leaves. Printed in two greens and white on a yellow ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 178455

Accession Number: 1972.99

Wallpaper

Fragments. Grisaille landscape figure. Main figure missing - surrounding woodand foliage and stiff leaf stripe visible.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 178456

Accession Number: 1972.94

Wallpaper

Fragment. Losenges framing raised panel of foliage (grape?) elements, bordered by palmettes, scrolls and beads with continuous vine on the left. Printed in three shades of grey, white, three shades of green, and brown on grey ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 178457

Accession Number: 1972.96

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large foliate pattern with large medallions comprised of a lacy floral background pattern. Printed in white, three greys, yellow and rust on a matte irise ground of green, mauve and yellow. Straight match.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178458

Accession Number: 1972.98

Wallpaper

Fragments. Double cornucopia with fruit with central cone sprouting wheat framed by checks and bordered by stripe of rosettes alternating with pinecone. Printed in two browns and ivory on a taupe ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 178459

Accession Number: 1972.101

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Entwined, stylized floral vine and dotted ribbon with continuous dotted vine. Printed in blue on yellow/ochre ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178460

Accession Number: 1972.100

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grisaille drapery design with pink and red flowers. Printed on a grey ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 178461

Accession Number: 1972.95

Wallpaper

Fragment. Plain green (polished or varnished) paper. Applied by hand.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178462

Accession Number: 1972.97

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale, geometric diaper pattern. Blue maltese-type cross within ovals outlined by maroon provencals on white field. Printed on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178463

Accession Number: 1980.243.2A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, small-scale floral printed in olive, yellow, brown, tan and maroon over white liquid mica stripe.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178464

Accession Number: 1980.243.3

Wallpaper

Fragments. Floral strapwork stripe on a dotted field and alternating with a honeycomb stripe. Printed in turquoise on a white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178465

Accession Number: 1980.243.1A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Four-petaled flower in yellow within losenges and separated by black and yellow stylized flower. Printed below a green and black horizontal band.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178466

Accession Number: 1980.243.2B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. An undulating vine of oak leaves and acorns intertwined with a textured ribbon. Printed in beige, two browns, and black on a brown ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178467

Accession Number: 1972.114b

Wallpaper

A scenery figure wallpaper with a repeating scene of a sailboat headed to town, framed in a Rococo cartouche. The scenes repeat vertical and are in the wide area of a striped pattern. Printed in blue, pink, red, green, two greys on a cream ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178468

Accession Number: 1972.114A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale diaper pattern formed by winding ribbon in yellow enclosing sawtoothed foliage in yellow with white veining. Printed on ochre ground.

Date: 1815-1820

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

GUSN: 178469

Accession Number: 1934.797.3

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gothic paper. View of gothic arches, pulpit and pier figures intact. Printed in five shades of brown, tan, beige and orange with irise background. Drop repeat.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: Leroy, Isidore

GUSN: 178470

Accession Number: 1919.264

Wallpaper

End of roll. Male and female Chinese figures framed by lattice and bamboo and flanking a small dragon. Printed in grisaille.

Date: 1842

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer) Victor Poterlet and Guichard

GUSN: 178471

Accession Number: 2000.119

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