Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Small repeating vignettes of church and mill alternating with marblized rectangles on a field of green and liquid mica clouds. Printed in red, salmon, two blues, yellow, two greens, tans and black on pale yellow ground. Straight match.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178759

Accession Number: 1992.793

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

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover design of entwined rose vine, tulips and flowering dogwood (?) bough. Printed in green, yellow, blue and red on a white ground.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178782

Accession Number: 2000.392.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating bouquets of flowers with interwoven stems separated by sprigs. Reverse printed in dark green on a green, hatched ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178783

Accession Number: 2000.392.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating yellow rosettes enclosed by scrolls and outlined with small, green dots. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178784

Accession Number: 2000.392.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale floral design of tulips or peonies in tan, pink, and red with smaller blue flowers and foliage in two greens on a white cross-hatched field on unground paper.

Date: 1890-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178785

Accession Number: 1978.146

Wallpaper Fragments

Twenty-four fragments of Chinoiserie wallpaper. Chrysanthemums and juniper-like tree bough with peacock printed in two blues against a white lattice on grey ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178786

Accession Number: 1978.147

Wallpaper

Three fragments of allover twining foliage. Large-scale leaves in green and tan and dark brown pin dots. Printed on polished, white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178787

Accession Number: 1978.141.2A-D

Wallpaper

Fragments. Border. Continuous, meandering floral vine printed in two pinks, orange, red, blue, and green on a light green ground.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178788

Accession Number: 1978.144AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover design of rosettes and wreaths framed by circles and squares on a field of blossoms. Printed in green, pale yellow and red on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: Howell & Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178789

Accession Number: 1997.102

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover, scrolling foliage and small flowers separated by meandering lace ribbon. Printed in metallic gold, peach and pale yellow on a yellow ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178790

Accession Number: 1997.100AB

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover design of pink roses (?) and blue and yellow flowers on a beige ground with brown pin dots.

Date: 1925-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178791

Accession Number: 1997.101A-F

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover, metallic gold, rococo scrolls framing rose bouquets. Printed in peach, tan and green on an ivory ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178792

Accession Number: 1997.103A-H

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stripe. Continuous repeat of flowers sprouting from a vertical vine. Printed in red, maroon, beige and black.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178234

Accession Number: 2000.634.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover willow-like foliate design. Printed in green and turquoise on a white ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178235

Accession Number: 2000.634.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Granite pattern of random speckles. Printed in black, white and red on a grey ground. Possible block design.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178236

Accession Number: 2000.634.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Corner section of fresco paper. Plain gray paper. No visible pattern.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178237

Accession Number: 2000.635.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe. Repeating orange flowees alternating with reverse printed white floral vine on a gray ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178238

Accession Number: 2000.637.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped with stylized floral ornament alternating with meandering vine. Printed in yellow, orange and black on unground paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178239

Accession Number: 2000.637.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover, floral design. Printed in green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178240

Accession Number: 2000.639.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped design. Stylized berries alternating with flowers or foliate vine stripe.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178241

Accession Number: 2000.639.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern. Losenges framing foliate elements within quatrefoils. Motifs are bisected and half are printed in black, the other half white. Printed on uncut pages from a book.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178242

Accession Number: 2000.639.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover foliate design. Printed in gray and green on white ground.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178243

Accession Number: 2000.652.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Plaid stripe with coral or seaweed edges bordering whide band of coral or seaweed elements surrounded by concentric ripples. Printed in coral, black and white on a blue ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178244

Accession Number: 2000.652.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral border. Repeated bunches of flowers "growing" along base line. Printed in maroon, red, orange, olive and black on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178245

Accession Number: 2000.653

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Continuous eliptical frames enclosing stylized floral elements.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178246

Accession Number: 2000.659.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern formed by small blue and white quatre foils framing larger blue quatre foils within white lozenges. Printed on brown unground paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178247

Accession Number: 2000.659.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scenic paper showing peasants at work; feeding geese, washing laundry, cutting hay. Printed in two greens, two browns, tan, blue, pink, and beige on blue/gray paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178248

Accession Number: 1915.117

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape scene of rural town with church and mill. Cows drinking from a duck pond in foreground. Printed in four greens, brown, tan, salmon, blue and yellow on unground paper, overprinted with black pin dots.

Date: 1900-1919

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178249

Accession Number: 1919.310

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern in imitation of ironwork with Renaissance mounts and ormolu floral motifs at crossbars. Printed in brown, tan and sienna on a blue field and unground paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178250

Accession Number: 1922.1090

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