Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragments. Floral trail and sprig wallpaper. A trail of intersecting meandering vines with sprigs. Printed in dark grey, black and white on light grey ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178888

Accession Number: 1981.87A

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Allover floral pattern. Printed in two shades of brown, gold and white on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178889

Accession Number: 1981.284A-H

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Partially flocked floral border with scrolling leaves and winding vine. Printed in brown, three blues, three greens, yellow, orange, white and dark grey on a light grey ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178890

Accession Number: 1972.182A

Fragments. Stripe paper. Within stripe is a meandering floral vine with medallions. Within wide stripes is a vertical candelabra form with arabesques. Printed in brown, green and grey on a grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178891

Accession Number: 1972.182

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Textile pattern. A diaper-like design with pine motifs. Printed in three blues on a white ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178892

Accession Number: 1965.138

Wallpaper

Three fragments. Cells within rectangles of cut marble patterning framed by rosettes. Printed in brown, rust, yellow, black, blue and beige on beige ground.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178893

Accession Number: 1980.203A-C

Wallpaper

Two fragments. Strapwork design with horizontal lines printed in white and brown on a light grey ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178894

Accession Number: 1987.145AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over floral design printed in green on white ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178895

Accession Number: 1930.956

Wallpaper

Fragments. Japanese leather paper with large-scale scrolling flowers, foliate and berries in orange, green and yellow on a brown, pebble embossed surface.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178896

Accession Number: 1987.117.1-.2

School Book Cover

Diaper pattern with a ribbon and beading. Ribbon is embellished with foliate vine. Printed in black, white and tan on a pink ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178897

Accession Number: 1988.64

Wallpaper

Fragment. Appears to be Aesthetic style floral with checked lattice. Printed in pale yellow, olive and black on tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178898

Accession Number: 1988.65.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale diaper pattern composed of white tracery frames outlined in blue and enclosing blue diamond elements. Straight repeat.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178899

Accession Number: 1988.65.1

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Brown stylized sprig enclosed within turquiose ogee frames overprinted in maroon on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178900

Accession Number: 1988.66AB

Wallpaper

Fragments. Large-scale diaper pattern. Stylized, floral medallion in black and white enclosed within diamonds formed by zig-zag lines. Printed on brown ground. Paper has a blue cast.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178901

Accession Number: 1980.202AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Organic/abstract stripe. Lobed elements in black and pink attached to a vertical black line outlined by white feathering lines and enclosed within scalloped border edged in spikes. Printed on yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178902

Accession Number: 1922.306

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Gray stripes interrupted by scrolls framing maroon sprigs on alternating green, olive, purple and blue fields. Printed on a maroon stylized diaper field on buff ground. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178903

Accession Number: 1942.624

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with stripe. Raised diamond panels in three shades of brown framed by short brown dashes and continiuous blue dotted lines on unground paper. Ribbon stripe printed in blue.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178904

Accession Number: 1942.627

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Allover diaper pattern with 8-sided diamond-like shapes. Inside are stylized 4-lobed flowers. Diamonds are framed by lines of oak leaves. Printed in brown and blue on an unground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178905

Accession Number: 1942.625AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments. Thick stemmed vine with large leaves grow sinuously up the paper with infills of diaper patterning and dots. (Vine looks flocked.) Printed in black, white and blue on a light blue ground.

Date: 1765-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178906

Accession Number: 1934.407

Fireboard

Full panel removed from a fireboard. Still life of fruit, caterpillar, bird and lizard on top of a marble pedestal with a "carved" classical scene of two women dancing before a sacrificial bull. Still life includes: peaches, apples, canteloupe, artichokes, pears, grapes, basket and wine flask. Class...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178907

Accession Number: 1923.501

Wallpaper

Partial roll of borders cut in half. Horizontally repeating stylized flowers flanked by bellflowers. Printed in yellow, burnt sienna and tan.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178908

Accession Number: 1923.823

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Uncut rows of borders. Horizontally repeating stylized flowers flanked by bellflowers. Printed in yello, burnt sienna, and tan.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178909

Accession Number: 1923.822

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Looks like a piece of a classical architectural element but is hard to tell. The other fragment shows the excise stamp. Printed in two greys, white and black on a grey ground.

Date: 1765-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178910

Accession Number: 1923.375

Wallpaper

The frieze depicts Alcestis, wife of Amor (god of love), accompanied by domestic virtues (Hospitality, Providence, Order, Diligence). Each female figure carries attributes symbolizing her qualities. Block-printed in white, two greens, tan, and two browns on yellow ground.

Date: 1876

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer) Crane, Walter (Artist, Designer)

Material: block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 178911

Accession Number: 1923.821

Wallpaper

Watercolor sketch of floral paper. Painted in blue, two shades of orange, black, white, two shades of green, grey, two shades of pink on a light grey ground.

Date: 1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178913

Accession Number: 1920.300

Wallpaper

Fragment. Moorish pillar and arch paper decorated in the geometric designs imitating mosaics. Printed in green, blue and white on unground or tan paper.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178914

Accession Number: 1971.49

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral and foliate pattern printed in pink, red and green on a peach ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178915

Accession Number: 1971.50

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Ochre, simple vine, stripe flanked by rows of dots alternating with liquid mica stripes against a grey and white floral damask field.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178760

Accession Number: 1992.786

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Four or five repeating Currier & Ives vignettes. Scene of a farmyard, horse-drawn sleigh and steamboat, "The Natchez". Printed in blue, red, yellow and brown on a pale yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1937-1950

Maker: after Currier & Ives

GUSN: 178761

Accession Number: 1992.794

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating stylized flowers (tulips?) alternating vertically with metallic gold fleur-de-lis on a striped field. Printed in maroon, tan, metallic gold, green and copper on a beige ground. Striaght match.

Date: 1905-1910

Maker: Sears, Roebuck and Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178762

Accession Number: 1992.799

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripes of Renaissance Revival strapwork in brown and outlined in mauve flanking meandering vine with blue and pink blossoms. Printed on an ivory ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178764

Accession Number: 2000.394

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover design of grisaille flowers on a polished, yellow ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178765

Accession Number: 2000.395

Wallpaper

Fragment. Framed vignette of a child resting and dog beneath a tree on a field of entwined fretwork. Printed in two browns, white, blue and green on a tan ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178766

Accession Number: 2000.396

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral-trail pattern with a meandering green vine spouting different flowers: carnations, clematis and peony blossoms. Printed in orange, red, pink, white and green on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178767

Accession Number: 1978.140A-F

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Trophy Paper. Pattern consists of vertical stripes behind bouquets and trophies of war, including shield, arrows and quiver, flag and sword. Prints in black and white on yellow ground.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178768

Accession Number: 1978.141.1A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape scene in grisaille of town with wooden bridges, framed by dense foliage and over printed with pattern of arcs.

Date: 1920-1925

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178769

Accession Number: 1978.148.6A-K

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grisaille pillar and arch design of Corinthian columns supporting and egg & dart arch and framing an urn. A canopy and hanging cord with tassle are also visible. Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178770

Accession Number: 1978.142.1A-G

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe of stylized foliage with repeating trophies of war and floral bouquets. Printed in black and white on yellow ground.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178771

Accession Number: 1978.141

Wallpaper

Large fragments of three layers of wallpaper. Uppermost layer is visible and described here. Dense pattern of stylized flowers, scrolling, overlapping, thorny vines and pin dots. Printed in two greens, ochre and light orange on a white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178772

Accession Number: 1978.145.3A-K

Wallpaper

Fragments. Trailing floral vine. Pink carnations and small, orange and blue, stylized flowers on a meandering, woody vine. Printed in pink, red, orange, blue and green on a light green ground.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178773

Accession Number: 1978.143A-F

Wallpaper

Fragments. Ashlar paper is ochre with suggestion of marbling in white. Vertical coursing of blocks with plaster rosettes accented in green and brown.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178774

Accession Number: 1978.142.2A-D

Wallpaper

Fragments. Dutch tiles. Urn flanked by swans standing on foliate scrolls within a rondell and alternating with floral element draped with swags and beading. Printed in blue on white ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178775

Accession Number: 1978.142.3A-I

Wallpaper

Fragment. Ivory rosettes within circles separated by scrolls and palmettes and accented with green dots. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178776

Accession Number: 1978.148.2A-J

Wallpaper

Fragment. Geometric design in tan and white on peach colored paper. Fragment too small to decipher overall design.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178777

Accession Number: 1978.148.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, stylized scroll elements in pink and white liquid mica on cream colored ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178778

Accession Number: 1978.148.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Tile design of stylized blue blossoms within provencals and notched circles. Printed in three blues and liquid mica on white ground, overprinted with a blue, dotted honeycomb pattern.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178779

Accession Number: 1978.148.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large foliate elements within grid frames. Printed in dark blue and blue on white ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178780

Accession Number: 1978.148.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Ivory rosettes within circles separated by scrolls and palmettes and accented with green dots. Printed on beige ground. Small fragments of the second layer of paper can be seen on one fragment. Samples of layers two and three missing.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178781

Accession Number: 1978.145.1A-G