Historic New England

Wallpaper

Cut sample of diamond, diapered patterned wallpaper. Grey ground with diamond pattern printing in yellow, white, grey and liquid mica.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177430

Accession Number: 1987.120

Wallpaper

Cut sample of Neoclassical wallpaper with pattern of urns, ribbons, bows, and scrolled leaves. Printed in grey and white on light yellow ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177431

Accession Number: 1987.345

Wallpaper

Cut sample of wallpaper with floral medallion in diapered pattern. Printed in light brown on light yellow ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177432

Accession Number: 1987.344

Wallpaper

Cut sample of medallion-style wallpaper. Light grey ground with floral medallions printed in orange, yellow, white and darker grey. Scrolled leaves printed in yellow and white.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177433

Accession Number: 1987.121

Wallpaper

Cut sample of wallpaper. Allover design of floral sprigs within interconnecting lozenges. Printed in two greens, two greys, red and pink, on white ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177434

Accession Number: 1987.353

Cut sample of floral medallion wallpaper. Interconnecting medallions of roses or peonies that are linked to alternating medallions of a lacy, floral and leaf design by a vine and boss figure. Printed in greys and whites on grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177435

Accession Number: 1987.348

Wallpaper

Cut sample of striped wallpaper. Brown and white stripe with leaf design alternates with green and brown stripe decorated with scalloped edge. Separating these stripes is a wider stripe of brown and white, with leaf and scalloped edge designs. Printed in two browns, white, and green on light brown g...

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177436

Accession Number: 1987.350

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scenery figure wallpaper. Scrolled leaf pattern with vignettes of a castle and people riding in a horse-drawn cart. Printed in greens, white, reds, brown on tan ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177437

Accession Number: 1987.337

Wallpaper

Cut sample of wallpaper with allover floral pattern consisting of yellow roses and yellow rosebuds with green and brown stems. Printed in two yellows, brown, green, and white on white ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177438

Accession Number: 1987.352

Wallpaper

Cut sample of "Cameo" wallpaper. Figures of man and woman together and separately inside cameo, alternating with bouquet of flowers. Printed in pink, purple, brown, and white on light green ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177439

Accession Number: 1987.367

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral and leaf wallpaper. Buff ground with pattern Printing in three browns and red on buff ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177440

Accession Number: 1987.339

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. White lattice and two, blue ivy foliage and vine with yellow berries printed on unground paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177139

Accession Number: 1969.591.2A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Flocked border. Six-sided star in metallic gold and tan outlined in dark green and red on maroon flocked field. Printed on peach ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177140

Accession Number: 1969.591.1B

Wallpaper

Rainbow wallpaper with yellow to orange blended floral medallions and serpentine foliate curves in white on a blended polished ground of green, yellow and orange.

Date: 1830-1831

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177141

Accession Number: 1969.576

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale, allover design of red and black berries on a brown stem with meandering grass or vine in white. Printed on a taupe ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177142

Accession Number: 1969.588

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Anglo-Japanese stylized flowers and foliage with Japanese medallions and shells. Printed in olive, tan, black and orange-red on ochre ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177143

Accession Number: 1969.593

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Ceiling paper. Moon, stars and sunbursts printed in tan, grey and metallic gold on cream ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177144

Accession Number: 1969.599

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Anglo-Japanese floral pattern. Asymmetrical arrangement of flowers within geometric frames and in filled with geometric patterns. Printed in maroon, turquoise, orange, olive and metallic gold on black ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177145

Accession Number: 1969.600

Wallpaper

Vertical stripes. Plain broad stripe framed by narrower stripe. Burgundy printed on a red ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177146

Accession Number: 1969.606

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragment. Large feathery leaves and flowers. Embossed. Silver mica, gold mica, sand, light brown on a white ground.

Date: 1890-1900

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

GUSN: 177147

Accession Number: 1969.783A

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Greek key pattern stripe with stylized leaf ornaments, fretwork and lobed cartouches within stripes. Printed in two shades grey, crimson, brown, black and white on a pale grey-blue ground

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177148

Accession Number: 1969.580.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Renaissance Revival. Stripe. Repeating red and green schematic flowers within blue and green cartouches bordered by diaper pattern stripe. Printed on polished white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177149

Accession Number: 1969.580.2

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover floral pattern with branches of dogwood, roses. Grey, brown, beige dark blue on a blue ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177150

Accession Number: 1969.783B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Border. Narrow border with twisted foliage in two greys and black and maroon edges.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177151

Accession Number: 1969.586.1B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern printed in ochre with light green diamonds printed in the center, from which "rootlets" grow. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177152

Accession Number: 1969.586.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Green and blue floral pattern printed on white ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177153

Accession Number: 1969.586.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by cream, maroon and grey interlace with reverse printed maroon floral design in center. Printed on ochre ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177154

Accession Number: 1969.586.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern formed by red outlined cable on white ground, and green ovals at intersections. Interior of each diamond is grey with small white 8-petaled flower.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177155

Accession Number: 1969.586.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Foliate diaper pattern. Dark grey diamonds with three entwined leaves and red and yellow flower head printed in the center. Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177156

Accession Number: 1969.586.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Bunches of fruit on an allover, simple floral background. Two greys, two browns, pink, red, white and light blue on a blue ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177157

Accession Number: 1969.782C

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Floral medallions with yellow roses. Diapered background. Printed in two greens, two yellows, gold liquid mica, silver liquid mica and olive on a beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1895-1915

Maker: York Wallpaper Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177158

Accession Number: 1969.782A

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper border. Floral medallions with yellow roses. Diapered background. Border matches sidewall. Printed in olive, two greens, yellow, two ochres, silver mica and gold mica on blended white, green and pink ground.

Date: 1895-1915

Maker: York Wallpaper Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177159

Accession Number: 1969.782B

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grisaille strapwork framing vignette of houses, separated by medallions of hunting gear and gardening tools. Printed in green, yellow, red and salmon on light grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1934

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177160

Accession Number: 1969.785B

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Ceiling paper. Allover pattern of small lines and circles composed of dots interspersed with slightly larger dots. Printed in tan, grey and red on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177161

Accession Number: 1969.785A

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover floral pattern. Small stylized flower blossoms in blue, cadmium red, white and pale pink surrounded by small, pale pink twigs. Printed on pink ground.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177162

Accession Number: 1969.577.5

Wallpaper

Imitation of Italian velvet. Large floral pattern in dark red, brown, and peach on orange ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1877

Maker: Watts & Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer) Scott, G. Gilbert (George Gilbert), 1839-1897

GUSN: 177163

Accession Number: 1919.517d

Wallpaper

Cut sample of rampant lion walllpaper printed in gold, blue, and brown on tan ground and embossed with vertical rope texture. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: Balin, Paul

GUSN: 177164

Accession Number: 1919.517g

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by interlocking lines in metallic gold. At intersection of each diamond is a stylized foliate element. Printed on teal ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177165

Accession Number: 1919.517b

Wallpaper

Cut wallpaper sample. Pomegranate and chrysanthemum frieze. Printed in beige, green, black, peach, brick red, brown and tan on cream ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177166

Accession Number: 1919.517i

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Plain brown flocked paper. No pattern.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177167

Accession Number: 1919.517h

Wallpaper

Metallic green chevron pattern and all over clematis design in two olives, two browns, blue, and white on green ground, and embossed with pebble texture. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177168

Accession Number: 1919.517c

Wallpaper

White embroidered net with floral pattern in grey and white on blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177169

Accession Number: 1919.517e

Wallpaper

Chrysanthemums printed in three greens, yellow-green, two pinks, two oranges and white on light blue ground and embossed with pebble texture. Drop repeat.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177170

Accession Number: 1919.517f

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over floral design on embossed paper patterned with random parallel lines. Reverse printed in metallic gold with flowers printed to look like needlework in two pinks and beige on cream ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177171

Accession Number: 1919.517a

Wallpaper

Fragment. Brown oatmeal paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177172

Accession Number: 1973.114

Wallpaper

Rolled wallpaper sample. Central flower framed by scrolling leaves and separated by floral bouquets. Printed in yellow against an ochre, liquid mica ground. Straight match.

Date: 1904

Maker: Mott, Henry H. (Design Manager)

GUSN: 177173

Accession Number: 1969.3623Q

Wallpaper

End of roll, unused sample. Medieval "buff varnished paper". Greek crosses in blue over green and red concentric circles on varnished buff ground.

Date: 1860-1863

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177174

Accession Number: 1969.800C

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Striped pattern with thick and narrow stripes embellished with trailing vines and geometric and foliate motifs. Roller-printed in lavender and light green with gilt on white ground and embossed with parallel, wavey lines.

Date: 1860-1863

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177175

Accession Number: 1969.3619