Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Striped pattern with bouquets springing from a foliated vase. Printed in yellow, pink, green, white, grey, violet, liquid mica and gold on a yellow ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Zuber Et Cie (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177233

Accession Number: 1981.137

Unused sample. Pattern of rococo, trailing C-scrolls, cornucopia, and flowers. Printed in beige, two browns on a blue ground. Embossed. Looking at the reverse of a sample, the varnish has yellowed with age and turned the ground a green-blue color.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177234

Accession Number: 1981.96

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Baroque, stylized flowers surrounded by undulating vines of tulips and various other flowers. Printed in light blue, white and yellow on a blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177235

Accession Number: 1981.109

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large, Baroque, floral pattern with cartouche, openwork and scrolled foliage. Imitates needlework. Printed in white and grey on a mustard yellow ground with liquid mica. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177236

Accession Number: 1981.136

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Striped pattern with floral bouquets. Printed in maroon, white and metallic gold on a maroon ground. Embossed.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177237

Accession Number: 1981.131

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Bouquets of flowers in an acanthus vase on stripe. Printed in cream, taupe, dark grey, light green and gold on a green ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177238

Accession Number: 1981.135

Wallpaper

Unused sample. A basket of flowers framed by arabesques of foliage with bellflowers imitating quilted applique. Printed in white on a plum ground. Embossed.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177239

Accession Number: 1981.100

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large floral pattern. Flowers framing large, billowing leaves. Imitation of damask or cut velvet. Printed in light and dark green.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177240

Accession Number: 1981.143

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, naturalistic floral pattern with meandering vines and butterflies. Printed in two greens, aqua, brown, tan, gold and red.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177241

Accession Number: 1981.110

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Baroque style paper with flowers in C-scrolls, openwork, shield, and scale pattern. Printed in gold on a taupe ground.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177242

Accession Number: 1981.113

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Baroque paper with central, exotic flower surrounded by C-scrolls, vine and scrolling foliage. In light and dark green flock on a dark green ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177243

Accession Number: 1981.119

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Birds perched in trailing oak branches, with leaves and acorns. Printed in three greens, two browns, two blues, red, three pinks, grey, and yellow on a white, polished ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177244

Accession Number: 1981.138

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Baroque floral pattern with strapwork and openwork. Imitates Italian cut velvet. Printed in red flock.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177245

Accession Number: 1981.139AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Neoclassical or Adamesque style paper with a central motif of anthemion with foliage encircled by wreaths of bellflowers with bowknots, arabesques and swags of beads. In red flock on red ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177246

Accession Number: 1981.144

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Striped pattern alternating between wide and narrow stripes in shades of brown.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177247

Accession Number: 1981.145

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Striped pattern with stripes of varying widths. It appears combed. Printed in beige and grey on a beige ground on a textured or oatmeal paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177248

Accession Number: 1981.146

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Repeat of a single waterlily plant rising from water. Background has a crackled surface pattern. Printed in two pinks and grey on a cream ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177249

Accession Number: 1981.167

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of scrolling flowers and fruit in off-white on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177250

Accession Number: 1981.168

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Iris in a cartouche surrounded by dense foliage, including scrolling leaves and strapwork. Pattern is embossed, wash gold so relief is in gold and then in green. Probably hand finished. Textured paper to look like fabric.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177251

Accession Number: 1981.170

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation of an allover, plain weave textile. Printed in gold and brown on a gold ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177252

Accession Number: 1981.172

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Embossed paper of allover flowers, peaches and butterflies. Printed in gold, green, blue and metallic bronze.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177253

Accession Number: 1981.89

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover pattern of roses with trailing grape leaves and smaller blossoms. The "Tudor Rose" pattern is a signature element in Scott Morton's designs. On unpainted, off-white linen and backed with paper.

Date: 1874-1920

Maker: Morton, W. Scott

GUSN: 177254

Accession Number: 1981.106

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern of sunflowers, vines, grapes, birds and pomegranates in an ogee strapwork. Floral pattern embossed in background. Background is stenciled in green on gold ground.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: Probably Morton, W. Scott

GUSN: 177255

Accession Number: 1981.157

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. Japanese leather paper with a pattern of large, undulating vines, pomegranates, grapes, sunflowers, birds and strapwork. Stenciled in red on gilt ground, embossed and lacquered.

Date: 1883-1916

Maker: Probably Morton, W. Scott

GUSN: 177256

Accession Number: 1981.158

Wallpaper

Unused sample (end of roll). Lush, meandering foliage with flowers (daffodils, tulips). Stenciled in tan, gold and silver on a gold ground.

Date: 1880-1898

Maker: Paul Balin (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177257

Accession Number: 1981.127.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Wild roses within foliate cartouches ornamented with bowknot ribbon, garlands, grape clusters and flanked by nymphs and birds. Printed in bronze/brown and metallic gold. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1898

Maker: Paul Balin (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177258

Accession Number: 1981.130

Fireboard

Fragment. The scenery figure paper comes from a fireboard and features a framed scene focused on a bridge leading to a port town on the other side. Gentlemen and ladies in the foreground engage in conversation. Printed in three blues, three greens, grey, white, red, beige and two browns on a slate g...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177313

Accession Number: 1949.1099

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of border. Pattern of alternating small and large cartouches with roses and sprigs. Pin dots surround the framwork. Printed in white, green, brown and blue on a natural unground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177314

Accession Number: 1971.48B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with a four-lobed shape on quatrefoil enclosed within losenge. Flower in the very center. Printed in blue, orange, white and brown on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177315

Accession Number: 1971.48A

Fireboard

Fragment of diaper patterned paper from fireboard. Large diamond pattern printed in light brown, smaller diamond set inside larger diamond printed in green. Pinkish-beige ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177316

Accession Number: 1968.38.2

Fireboard

Fragment of circle with sprig paper from fireboard. Beige ground with patterning printed in white, sprig printed in two blues. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177317

Accession Number: 1968.38.3

Fireboard

Wallpaper border fragment from fireboard. Stylized floral border. Olive ground with flowers printed in reds, blacks and yellow.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177318

Accession Number: 1968.38.4b

Fireboard

Fragment of peapod and vine wallpaper removed from fireboard. Vine and peapod printed in olive green and brownish-red on tan ground. Attached border, see 1968.38.4b.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177319

Accession Number: 1968.38.4a

Fireboard

Fragment of small floral and ribbon paper from fireboard. Printed in red and blue on ungrounded paper. Repeat?

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177320

Accession Number: 1968.38.1

Wallpaper

Vertical floral stripes separated by vertical strips of lattice. Diaper pattern with dots within each losenge. Green, red, white and pink. Printed on a blue ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177321

Accession Number: 1968.32.2

Wallpaper

Three fragments. Green floral on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177322

Accession Number: 1968.32.4

Wallpaper

Fragments. Border. Blue and white palmettes alternating with black flock zig-zag chevrons overprinted with metallic gold V's on bright blue ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177323

Accession Number: 1968.33.1B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Appears to be foliate design in white with veining accented in tan. Printed in buff on white paper, now grey.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177324

Accession Number: 1968.33.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Solid blue plain paper. No pattern visible.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177325

Accession Number: 1968.33.1A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Tile pattern of alternating octagons framing stylized flowerhead and vines and squares framing quatrefoils. Printed in beige and maroon on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177326

Accession Number: 1968.34

Wallpaper

Fragments. Medium-sized sprays of leaves, grass and single flower stem printed in green, tan, yellow and white alternating with beige, glossy flower sprig on grey ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177327

Accession Number: 1968.35

Wallpaper

Fragments. Stripe. Stylized foliate vine with berries in green, orange and maroon alternating with vine with clematis-like flowers outlined in orange.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177328

Accession Number: 1968.36

Wallpaper

Fragments. Appears to be floral design in black and white on grey ground. Pieces too small to discern pattern.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177329

Accession Number: 1968.37A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Ashlar blocks. Octagons with green and brown centers alternating with squares outlined in maroon. Printed on buff paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177330

Accession Number: 1968.37B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover design of chrysanthemum and daisy flower heads printed in deep gold, orange and yellow on metallic silver ground. Drop match.

Date: 1950-1958

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177331

Accession Number: 1980.250.3

Wallpaper

Fragments. Floral border of tulips and cyclamen on horizontal band of overlapping scallop shapes. Printed in brown, tan, yellow, pink and white.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177332

Accession Number: 1980.249B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover, small-scale spiral vine with flower head terminals. Printed in aqua on light blue ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177333

Accession Number: 1980.249A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small, stylized flowers with stems framed by bellflower wreath and separated by medallions with hearts. Printed in brown, grey, yellow, pink, maroon and ivory on beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177334

Accession Number: 1980.250.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stripe composed of continuous serpentine vine with circles, and alternating with sprigs on a field of dashes. Printed in green, purple, orange and beige on a pale green ground. Straight match.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177335

Accession Number: 1980.250.1

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Birds flying amongst flowers, branches and tall grass.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177336

Accession Number: 1968.39

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