Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fifth layer of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Two fragments of striped wallpaper. White stripes with gray ribbing resemble ribbon overprinted with sprigs. Background of floral sprays and scrolling figures. Roller printed in gray, white, olive, ...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302528

Accession Number: 1971.135.5

Wallpaper

Sixth layer of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Flower and vine pattern printed over weave pattern. Roller-printed in reddish-brown, black and yellow on olive ground.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302529

Accession Number: 1971.135.6

Wallpaper

Seventh layer of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Leaf pattern roller-printed in green and blue on undetermined ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302530

Accession Number: 1971.135.7

Wallpaper

Eighth layer of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Small fragment of wallpaper with a scroll pattern in orange, red, and pale yellow.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302531

Accession Number: 1971.135.8

Wallpaper

Ninth layer of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Stylized scrolling leaf pattern roller-printed in olive, pale yellow, red and liquid mica on buff ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302532

Accession Number: 1971.135.9

Wallpaper

Tenth layer of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Pattern of leafy branches with small pink and purple flowers on ungrounded or buff-grounded paper. Roller-printed in light green liquid mica, pale pink, pink, purple.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302533

Accession Number: 1971.135.10.1

Wallpaper

Secondary part of the tenth layer of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Undetermined pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302534

Accession Number: 1971.135.10.2

Wallpaper

Secondary part of the tenth layer of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Urn and scroll pattern roller-printed in red and metallic silver on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302535

Accession Number: 1971.135.10.3

Wallpaper

Eleventh layer of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Roller-printed with stylized flower and scroll pattern in white, metallic gold, liquid mica, red, black and olive on gray ground. "Becker Smith & Page Phila / 556 / 2" printed in selvedge.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Becker, Smith & Page (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302536

Accession Number: 1971.135.11

Wallpaper

Twelfth [last] layer of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Roller-printed with an abstract or faux marble pattern in green, red, black and liquid mica on white ground.

Date: 1910-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302537

Accession Number: 1971.135.12

Border for first layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 302544

Accession Number: 1971.137.1.2

Wallpaper

Second layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Paper appears to have been block-printed gray and white in a striped pattern. A delicate stripe with leaves alternates with a stripe of stylized flowers. Possibly h...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302545

Accession Number: 1971.137.2

Wallpaper

Two small fragments of the third layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Block or early roller-printed floral pattern. Maroon and white on green paper.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302546

Accession Number: 1971.137.3

Wallpaper

Three fragments fo the fourth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. The paper is printed with brown and tan stripes.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302547

Accession Number: 1971.137.4

Wallpaper

Two fragments of the fifth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. The paper is roller-printed in a stylized, scrolling foliate pattern in yellow, red, and olive on mustard ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302548

Accession Number: 1971.137.5

Wallpaper

Sixth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Swirling, circular fan and seaweed figures overlaps narrow stripes with abstracted honeycomb pattern. Block-printed in pale yellow, yellow, green, tan and brown on cr...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302549

Accession Number: 1971.137.6

Wallpaper

Two fragments of seventh layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. anthemion pattern roller-printed in pink liquid mica, olive, and yellow on cream ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302550

Accession Number: 1971.137.7

Wallpaper

Four fragments of the seventh layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper printed with branches of a veriety of flowers. Roller-printed in white, olive, maroon, light peach on cream ground. Pattern ...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302551

Accession Number: 1971.137.8.1

Wallpaper

Five fragments of border for eighth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Pattern of stylized flowers borderd above and below by stripes of stylized flower sprigs. Roller printed in red, blue, white, green and ...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302552

Accession Number: 1971.137.8.2

Wallpaper

Ninth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Scrolling floral pattern roller-printed in pale yellow, white, pale green and outlined in dark olive on cream ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302553

Accession Number: 1971.137.9