Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Striped floral pattern. Undulating stripes of lace and foliage with floral bunches between them. Background of allover sprigs. Printed in pink, two purples, white, three greens, two reds and blue on a mauve ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177992

Accession Number: 2000.341

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rose sprig formed by C-scrolls and surrounded by foliated strapwork. Printed in green, maroon and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177993

Accession Number: 2000.275

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Tapestry design of a stag hunt. Scene of a deer chased by hounds through a wooded glen. Pritned in two greens, tan, two browns, yellow, blue, lavender and white and overprinted with a tan screen pattern.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177994

Accession Number: 2000.655

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Imitation needlework design of repeating flower motifs. Printed in yellow and brown and overprinted with a white screen/grid.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: Cresswell & Washburn (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177995

Accession Number: 2000.148

Wallpaper

Two partial wallpaper rolls. Small-scale diaper pattern formed by comma-like curves with mini quatrefoils at intersections and centers. Printed in dark grey. Straight match.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 177996

Accession Number: 2000.173AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Stripe of entwined green roses alternating with narrow stripe of scrolling berried vine. Printed in three greens and green liquid mica. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Cresswell & Washburn (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177997

Accession Number: 2000.120

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Large-scale, stylized flowers sprouting continuously in a vertical row. Framed by lush leaves. Printed in olive, pink, blue, black and cream in imiation of tapestry or woven carpet. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Howell & Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177998

Accession Number: 2000.123

Wallpaper

Unused end of a roll of wallpaper. Scenery figure with views of a spired and turreted building next to a body of water. Scenic views are framed by a fantastical structure of bridges, trees and meadows. Printed in three browns, three greys, two greens, ochre, light blue, red and white on a white, sat...

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177999

Accession Number: 1917.143

Wallpaper

Partial roll of uncut borders. Continuous row of rose blossoms alternating with chrysanthemum blossom and separated by cornflowers. Printed in maroon, red, rose, two olive greens and yellow above a row of black fluting.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: New York Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178000

Accession Number: 2000.156

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three borders. Continuous and meandering floral branch with a top and bottom band of stylized flowers. Printed in white, red, gren, yellow, black, light brown on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178001

Accession Number: 2000.326

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper. Vertically repeating rows of floral sprigs enclosed by delicate foliate vines tied with a bow knot ribbon. Printed in three greens.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178002

Accession Number: 2000.165

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Dense, overlapping foliage, like wheat, grass and papyrus and pin dots. Printed in periwinkle and gold on a light blue ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178003

Accession Number: 2000.330

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover foliate, willow or bamboo design. Printed in yellow with metallic gold on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178004

Accession Number: 2000.382

Wallpaper

Two partial rolls. Densely arranged floral vine with berries and scrolling foliage. Printed in olive, tan, yellow, and maroon on a solid, metallic gold field.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178005

Accession Number: 2000.143

Wallpaper

Two rolled pieces. Vertically repeating bouquets of flowers framed by foliated rococo C-scrolls. Printed in maroon and red.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178006

Accession Number: 2000.139AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover design of large-scale, floral vine with peony-like blossoms. Printed in crimson.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178007

Accession Number: 2000.157

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale motifs of grape leaves, grapes, tendrils and palm fronds. Prints in three greys, ochre on white ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178008

Accession Number: 2000.1438

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale pattern of grape leaves, grapes, tendrils, and palm fronds. Prints in two greys, brown, pink on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178009

Accession Number: 2000.1437

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Green and white sprigs framed by a jagged diamond, metallic silver framework.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Benton Heath & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178010

Accession Number: 2000.272AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover grid of "crazed" tiles edged with beading and alternating with stylized blue tulips. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Robert S. Hobbs & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178011

Accession Number: 2000.1637

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Entwined hydrangea boughs with pink and white blossoms. Printed against a field of small, tan swirls. Printed in two greens, yellow, pink, grey and white. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178012

Accession Number: 2000.151

Wallpaper

Cut sample of trellis and diaper patterned wallpaper. Pattern consists of large-scale trellis over-layed with rosebud sprigs and alternating with diamonds within diamonds. Printed in beige, tan, orange, dark red and four shades of green on beige ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178013

Accession Number: 1985.39

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Horizontal sculptured scrolling foliage, C-scrolls and meander floral chain waeving through the foliage. Printed white, grey, silver, gold, beige and cream on a light blue ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178014

Accession Number: 2000.387

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern consists of repeating medallions inset with basket of fruit alternating with a lacy square. Diapered dot background. Prints in two greys, white on taupe ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178015

Accession Number: 2000.1424

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scenery figure paper. Scene shows medieval castle on cliff in background; middleground shows spired cathedral near bay filled with ships; foreground has a man and cattle on bridge. Prints in dark gray and white on light gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178016

Accession Number: 2000.1442

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized flower (sunflower?) printed in gold within diaper pattern formed by intersecting chains and four-petaled flowers in yellow, accented with metallic white on a tan ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177910

Accession Number: 1965.5.16

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. All over flower heads (daisies?) printed in blue and white with pink C-scrolls.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177911

Accession Number: 1965.5.17

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Baroque medallion framed by scrolls. Medallion center is stylized torch in maroon on green surrounded by white beading. Ground is grey with white pin dots.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177912

Accession Number: 1965.5.18

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Blue and white tile design with faux crackle finish. Squares with blue stylized quatrefoils on tan paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177913

Accession Number: 1965.5.19

Wallpaper border

Wallpaper fragment. Border. Blue and white tile pattern. Squares and diamonds enclosing stylized quatrefoils on grey ground with white dots.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177914

Accession Number: 1965.5.19b

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized flowers in a diaper or knot pattern. Printed in sienna on bright yellow ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177915

Accession Number: 1965.5.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Arts and Crafts rose and stripe paper on striped ground. Printed in red, pink, green, tan and yellow.

Date: 1910-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177916

Accession Number: 1965.5.20

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diamond pattern of three-dimensional stepped pyramid with bull's eye at each intersection. Printed in brown and white on cinnamon ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177917

Accession Number: 1965.5.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover floral pattern printed in yellow on beige ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177918

Accession Number: 1965.5.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover foliate vine. Printed in pale blue on white ground.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177919

Accession Number: 1965.5.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Renaissance Revival stripe. Grey stripe and strapwork with maroon and green floral elements on white ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177920

Accession Number: 1965.5.7

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern. Alternating stripes of green and red bordering wide stripe of horizontal grey lines edged with interlace. Printed on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177921

Accession Number: 1965.5.8

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Tan and grey striped wallpaper with maroon dots on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177922

Accession Number: 1965.5.9

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

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

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

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