Historic New England

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Wallpaper is a scenic repeat pattern with Parisian views including the Louvre and the Tuileries framed and separated by foliage and fountains. Printed in orange, blue, tan, and brown on white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272253

Accession Number: 2000.1693

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper border fragments. Orange and brown flocked scrolling foliage with blossoms on green ground. Blossoms missing or removed to be traced (see tracing record 2000.1684.2AB).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272254

Accession Number: 2000.1684.1AB

Wallpaper

Large 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: 272259

Accession Number: 1940.1042.2A

Wallpaper Tracing

Tracing (A) and artwork (B) of a flower blossom. Appears to be a mock-up for part of the design of a reproduction wallpaper. The artwork is based on the blossoms on fragments of a historic border. See associated historic border fragments 2000.1864.1AB.

Date: Mid-Twentieth Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272292

Accession Number: 2000.1684.2AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with a gray C-scroll foliage and diapered fill pattern. Scrolling foliage is over colored in evenly spaced areas with green and red. Paper appears to be ungrounded.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272301

Accession Number: 2000.1689.1

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments printed with a stripe pattern of alternating rose wreaths tied with ribbon alternating with a vertical wide floral stripe. Printed in light gray and metallic gold on white ground. The paper is embossed with a wavy texture.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272305

Accession Number: 2000.1689.2AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of a stenciled meandering rose vine. Printed in two pinks, two reds, three greens, yellow, blue, beige, and two browns on a brown ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933.1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272308

Accession Number: 1999.177

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is composed of a Grecian motif of vessels, chairs, and flames alternating with oak leaves, acorns, and wreaths. The left edge has a band of rosettes and leaves. Printed in two greens, orange, mauve, and white on a light gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) (Superintendent)

GUSN: 272311

Accession Number: 1999.178AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is composed of the capital and base of a trellis. Printed in two grays and lavender on a cream ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272313

Accession Number: 1999.179AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. The pattern is comprised of alternating vignettes of a man picking apples from a tree with a woman holding a basket and a scene of a house and dog. Printed in blue, orange and mauve on a beige ground. Straight repeat. Roll is made up of sheets of paper glued together to im...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272314

Accession Number: 1999.180

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. The pattern is comprised of alternating vignettes of a man picking apples from a tree with a woman holding a basket and a scene of a house and dog. Printed in orange, blue, and brown on a pink ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272317

Accession Number: 1999.182

Wallpaper

Roll of unused wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of various types of berries set within diamond patterns comprised of leaves and sprigs. Printed in red and white on a pink-beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272318

Accession Number: 1999.181

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of floral and rose bouquets tied with meandering ribbons and beads. Printed in two pinks, blue, white, and green on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272319

Accession Number: 1999.183

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of a vignette of two figures sitting under a bower with a winged figure on top surrounded by meandering vines and bouquets tied with bows. Printed in two greens, two blues, two pinks, white, and brown on a light green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272321

Accession Number: 1999.184

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of tulips and butterflies. Printed in three greens, maroon, rust, teal, pink, and tan on a brown ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272325

Accession Number: 1999.185A-C

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of tulips and butterflies. Printed in yellow, blue, two greens, white, and taupe on a brown ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272327

Accession Number: 1999.186AB

Wallpaper Tracing

A pencil tracing of the wallpaper pattern in the front room of Weymouth Place, Andover, New Hampshire made in 1995 by home owner Mrs. Marianne Fairall. Small photo of wallpaper in situ is stapled to tracing. Wallpaper fragments also donated (see 2000.1869.2AB).

Date: 1995

Maker: Fairall, Marianne (Maker)

Material: waxed paper, colored pencils

GUSN: 272331

Accession Number: 2000.1689.2C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Pattern of flowering rose sprig and meandering ribbon over shell and stripe cut edge. Background, shadow and ribbon elements are brown, black and peach flocked respectively. Floral, shell and striped elements are printed in metallic gold, mauve, and red on cream ground.

Date: 1840-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272334

Accession Number: 2000.1690

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of tulips and butterflies. Printed in lavender, purple, pink, two greens, and taupe on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272341

Accession Number: 1999.187AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of tulips and butterflies. Printed in tourquoise, two blues, brown, tan, ochre, red, orange, and white on a yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272344

Accession Number: 1999.188AB

Wallpaper

Roll of unused wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of four feathers joined with a rosette and a pineapple. Printed in ochre, red, white, and gray on a dark gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272345

Accession Number: 1999.189

Wallpaper

Two rolls of unused wallpaper border. Pattern comprised of a drapery pattern; top and bottom borders to be used with a sidewall paper. The top portion consists of a band of stylized daisies over drapery rods and rings. The bottom portion is a wavy band of daisies. Printed in three pinks, and white o...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272347

Accession Number: 1999.190AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper. Marble and coffered pattern depicts octagonal panels set into large rectangle of veined marble. The octagons frame fruit in an acanthus leaf bowl. Printed in three browns, gray, and two greens on a cream ground.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272351

Accession Number: 2000.2230AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper. Pillar and arch pattern featuring three classical figures within a baldacchinno under an arch. The arch itself is slightly pointed with Gothic columns to which shields and flags are attached. Two putti rest atop the arch. Printed in black, white and blue on gray ground.

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272405

Accession Number: 2000.420

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. All over design of delicate scrolling foliate vines. Printed in gray on ivory ground.

Date: 1965-1980

Maker: McClelland, Nancy (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272410

Accession Number: 2000.413

Wallpaper

Partial roll of unused wallpaper. Diaper pattern formed by elongated lozenges with quatre-foils at the intersections and framing alternating flower heads and dotted Xs. Printed in pink, orange and black on cinnamon brown ground.

Date: 1965-1975

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272412

Accession Number: 2000.414

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Dark red floral sprigs printed over large scale grisaille pattern of bow knotted ribbons and roses. Roller-printed in three grays and dark red on white satin ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273647

Accession Number: 2001.281.181

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Diamond pattern with sprigs. Roller-printed in three violets, two greens, and pale blue on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273648

Accession Number: 2001.281.182

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Diaper pattern with quatrefoil. Roller-printed in two grays and green on light gray satin ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273649

Accession Number: 2001.281.183AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diamond patterned paper with sprigs. Roller-printed in tan, brown and blue on beige ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273650

Accession Number: 2001.281.184

Maid's apron

Waist apron with scalloped edges, ties at waist.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 273651

Accession Number: 2006.44.3696

Pillow

Small pillow with printed landscape scene of Wentworth-by-the-sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Filled with spruce needles.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 273657

Accession Number: 2006.44.3697

Wall hanging

Hand embroidered textile with multi-colored stiching in pink, green, blue, orange, and white circles. Seamed together in three pieces along selvedges. Plain weave indigo dyed cotton. Top and bottom edges whip stitched with white thread. Left and right edges are unhemmed selvedge. Note: Chenhall term...

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 273658

Accession Number: 2006.44.3698

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with block-printed leaf pattern in brown on light brown ground. Along left side of fragment is printed a flocked laurel leaf and berry stripe overprinted in orange and brown. (See 1995.565 for a variation on this pattern). This fragment has been identified as a fragment of side...

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273661

Accession Number: 2001.281.607R

Toothbrush

Ivory colored plastic toothbrush.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: S.S. Pierce Co. (Retailer)

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 273666

Accession Number: 2006.44.3699

Travel toilet kit

Small travel toilet kit containing a red plastic comb [a], metal nail file [b], and rectangular mirror [c] in a red imitation leather case [d] has a metal snap button closure.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), imitation leather, glass (material)

GUSN: 273667

Accession Number: 2006.44.3700A-D

Toilet set

Chamber set with transfer printed decoration of brown and yellow flowers: Pitcher, basin, toothbrush holder, soap dish, cylindrical chamber pot.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: Minton (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 273668

Accession Number: 2006.44.3701

Pitcher

Large pitcher with squat, bulbous body and attached handle. Transfer printed decoration of brown and yellow flowers.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: Minton (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 273669

Accession Number: 2006.44.3701.1

Basin

Large basin with transfer printed decoration of brown and yellow flowers.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: Minton (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 273670

Accession Number: 2006.44.3701.2

Toothbrush holder

Toothbrush holder, cylindrical body with bulbous base. Transfer printed decoration of brown and yellow flowers.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: Minton (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 273671

Accession Number: 2006.44.3701.3

Soap dish

Soap dish, circular lid with flat knob finial and pierced liner. Transfer printed decoration of brown and yellow flowers.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: Minton (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 273672

Accession Number: 2006.44.3701.4ab

Hand towel

Rectangular hand towel with three red stripes.

Date: 1890-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 273675

Accession Number: 2006.44.3702

Cuticle knife

Small cuticle knife. Metal blade has one curved sharp edge and one straight edge. Ivory colored plastic handle.

Date: 1890-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 273678

Accession Number: 2006.44.3703

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper border. Two rows of uncut borders. Three rose blossoms with horizontal arched stems enclosed a field of rose sprigs. Printed in two pinks, fuschia, two greens, gray and over printed with liquid mica pin dots on an ivory ground.

Date: 19000-1910

Maker: S. A. Maxwell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273680

Accession Number: 1992.784

Wallpaper

Unused sample of Rococo-style paper. Interlacing scrolls and strapwork frame bouquets of flowers in urn. Pattern printed in grays, greens, pink, yellow, and red on light ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273683

Accession Number: 1987.130

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Bifurcated scrolls in green alternating vertically and horizontally with rectangular blocks outlined in white. Printed on gray ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273684

Accession Number: 1911.109

Wallpaper

Unused sample of wallpaper. Rococo inspired pattern. Central motif is an urn filled with fruit surrounded by architectural moldings mounted with shells, c scrolls and scrolled foliage. Printed in three grays on beige ground.

Date: 1925-1926

Maker: Birge (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273685

Accession Number: 2000.1429

Wallpaper

Multiple pieces of wallpaper with attached border (see border 1967.122.2) from a single room. Papers were found in a bureau drawer in the Stetson House in Hanover, Massachusetts but may originate from the Broad Oak Farm also in Hanover. Wallpaper is a striped floral pattern. A stripe of orange tu...

Date: 1815-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 273690

Accession Number: 1967.122.1

Wallpaper

Fragment of unused wallpaper. Diaper pattern with small rose sprigs. The diamonds are formed by a branch-like design. Roller-printed in mint and dark green, black, and gold on gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273693

Accession Number: 2001.281.186

Wallpaper

Fragment of unused wallpaper. Strapwork diaper pattern with blue rose sprigs. Roller-printed in blue, dark olive, dark brown, and gray on ungrounded paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273697

Accession Number: 2001.281.187

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