Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Wallpaper blockprinted with allover repeating pattern of hooked s-shaped motifs, circles and dots. Printed in blue on cream ground.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286680

Accession Number: 1994.79.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Blockprinted in irise style. Fragment too small to determine pattern. Printed in grays and pinks.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286681

Accession Number: 1994.79.2

Commercial reproduction of wallpaper from Dole-Little House (1994.52). Three series of vertical stripes including flowering vines, stylized wheat or leaf motifs, and abstract shapes. Printed in pink on cinnamon ground.

Date: 1957

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286683

Accession Number: 1994.53

Wallpaper

Fragments. Nine wallpaper fragments. Overall pattern cannot be determined; however, motifs present include stylized stars, lozenges, pin dots, scrolling lines and chevrons. Block printed in white on green ground.

Date: ca. 1795

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286688

Accession Number: 1994.54A-I

Wallpaper

Fragment. Wallpaper fragment with sprig and leaf motifs. Fragment too small to determine overall pattern. Block printed in blue on cream ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286689

Accession Number: 1994.55.1

Wallpaper

Two fragments of diaper patterned wallpaper from the John Wing House in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Small-scale diamond pattern roller-printed in white and blue on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286690

Accession Number: 2001.281.491AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Wallpaper printed with abstract horizontal v-shapes and framed medallions enclosing a leaf motif. Fragment too small to determine overall pattern. Block printed in two greens, white and dark brown on yellow ground.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286691

Accession Number: 1994.55.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Wallpaper printed with overall grid of squares formed by pindots. Alternating squares contain stylized leaf motifs and stylized floral and leaf medallions. Printed in white and cream on pink ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286693

Accession Number: 1994.55.3

Wallpaper Border

Fragments. Wallpaper border printed in ribbon and bow pattern with top and bottom edgings of horizontal ovals. Block printed in blues, greens, orange, black and white on light blue ground. Two border fragments are present with other layers of wallpaper: one (a) with 2000.1669.1a and 2000.1669.2a; t...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286700

Accession Number: 2000.1670AB

Wallpaper

Unused landscape scene wallpaper fragments from Dracut, Massachusetts. Two brightly colored vignettes of dancers and grape harvesters framed by grape vines. Roller-printed in eighteen colors on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: Heywood, Higgenbottom & Smith (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286702

Accession Number: 2001.281.492A-G

Wallpaper

Floral wallpaper fragments from the Wing House in Sandwich, Massachusetts. All-over floral pattern in the Aesthetic style. Stylized flowers and leafy branches. Liquid mica pin dots highlight the pattern figures. Roller-printed in cream on light cream ground. "Keystone" printed in selvedge. Frag...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), mica (white pigment)

GUSN: 286703

Accession Number: 2001.281.493

Wallpaper

Fragment. Wallpaper printed all over with floral sprays. Printed in gray, beige and maroon on beige ground. Fragment is top layer with 2000.1669.3.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286704

Accession Number: 2000.1669.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Wallpaper printed with repeating grid of ovals framed by radiating angular blocks. Printed in beige and blue on light beige ground. Middle layer of paper with 2000.1669.2D and 2000.1669.4.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286705

Accession Number: 2000.1669.3

Wallpaper

Fragments. Wallpaper printed with allover design of stylized floral and leaf sprays on curving pindot vines. Printed in green, brown and gray on beige ground. Four fragements are present in layers with other papers: the first (A) with 2000.1669.1A and 2000.1670A; the second (B) with 2000.1669.1B an...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286706

Accession Number: 2000.1669.2A-D

Wallpaper

Fragment of Anglo-Japanese style floral wallpaper from Sandwich, Massachusetts. Allover pattern of stylized flowers and fruit. Roller-printed in yellow, white, brown and black on polished mustard-colored ground. Pattern no. "2193" printed in selvedge.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286707

Accession Number: 2001.281.494

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Wallpaper printed with all over geometric design of three-dimensional cubes with chained sides and floral/star motifs on the faces. Block printed in brown, white and black on a blue ground. Two fragments are present in layers with other papers: the first (A) with 2000.1669.2A a...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286708

Accession Number: 2000.1669.1AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of striped wallpaper from the Nye Homestead in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Undulating vine with leaves and berries alternates with geometric diamond stripe. Block-printed in white on gray ground. Wove paper, partial sheet. Reproduced by Waterhouse Wallhangings as "Nye Homestead" in the ...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286709

Accession Number: 2001.281.495AB

Wallpaper

Trellis and medallion patterned wallpaper removed from the 1850 addition of the Nye House in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Fragment A remains affixed to the back of two later layers of wallpaper. Roller-printed in gray, white, olive and maroon on a light gray ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286716

Accession Number: 2001.281.496.1A-F

Wallpaper

Foliate pattern wallpaper removed from the 1850 addition to the Nye House in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Second layer of three layer sample. Fragment A remains affixed between earlier and later layers. Roller-printed pink, yellow, cream, tan, brown, green and metallic gold on an off-white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286717

Accession Number: 2001.281.496.2A-C

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral wallpaper with liquid mica stripe removed from the 1850 addition to the Nye House in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Fragment is uppermost layer of three layers of wallpaper. Roller-printed in pale yellow, ochre, two grays, white, metallic gold and liquid mica on light gray ground. Pa...

Date: 1890

Maker: Janeway & Carpender (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), mica (white pigment), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286718

Accession Number: 2001.281.496.3

Wallpaper

Unused fagment of floral wallpaper from Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. Allover floral pattern roller-printed in black, brown, yellow, maroon and beige on brown ground. Pattern number 859.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286726

Accession Number: 2001.281.497

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. Embossed and gilded floral figures. Background floral vine pattern block-printed in light gray on off white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, gilding, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 286727

Accession Number: 2001.281.498

Wallpaper

Three fragments of wallpaper from South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Medallion and leaf pattern on rainbow ground. Central row or stripe of medallion figures circled by stylized flowers and scrolls. Many elements of the medallion are highlighted by diagonal striping. Medallions are flanked on both side...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286728

Accession Number: 2001.281.499A-C

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper from Sudbury, Massachusetts. Ogee pattern with stylized foliate figures. Roller-printed in brown, green, white, metallic gold and metallic copper on dusty purple ground. Reproduced in the Waterhouse collection by Warner.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286732

Accession Number: 2001.281.500

Wallpaper

Fragment. Wallpaper printed with repeating bouquets of flowers between a diamond-shaped grid made of scrolling floral vines. Machine printed in pinks, greens and dark brown on cream background. Small fragment of an earlier layer is on back but pattern cannot be determined.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286738

Accession Number: 1996.143.1063

Wallpaper

Fragments. Wallpaper printed with acanthus motifs within scrolling latticework grid. Printed in gold on cream ground.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286739

Accession Number: 1996.143.1061A-K

Wallpaper

Multiple fragments of scenery figure wallpaper from West Newton, Massachusetts. The wallpaper pattern consists of two alternating columns, each with two different alternating scenes, one large and one small. The scenes include a castle wall with towers, a timber frame cottage, an arched building w...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286926

Accession Number: 2001.281.512A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with geometric pattern from West Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Alternating, stencil-like rosette figures form an overall geometric pattern resembling a tile mosaic. Block-printed in blue and white on ungrounded, pink paper. Wove paper, partial sheets. Lathe marks, from a later wall ...

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286934

Accession Number: 2001.281.513

Wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper fragments from Winchendon, Massacusetts. Scenery and masonry square pattern with three scenery figures, each in a separate column, alternating with masonry squares. The scenes depict a cottage by a lake with a boat, a stone bridge over a waterway with swans, and a castle above a wa...

Date: 1900

Maker: York Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286937

Accession Number: 2001.281.514AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of Rococo Revival wallpaper from Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Floral sprigs in a framework of asymmetrical foliate scrollwork. Block-printed in gray, green and either red or yellow on white ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286957

Accession Number: 2001.281.515.1AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of Renaissance Revival wallpaper from Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Strapwork pattern block-printed in blue, black, brown, and white on tan ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286958

Accession Number: 2001.281.515.2AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of damask-style wallpaper from the Salisbury Mansion, Worcester, Massachusetts. Foliate and grain stalk damask. The central design element is a large "U" or lyre-shaped foliate and scroll figure. Grain stalks, or possibly hops flowers, rise from the top of the figure and dangling from its ...

Date: 1811-1817

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

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

GUSN: 286959

Accession Number: 2001.281.516

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book titled "Harmony House Color Perfect Wallpapers, Color Magic for Every Room" by Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalog has over seventy wallpapers with suggestions for their use, coordinating papers and othe decorating tips. Catalog also includes wallpaper supplies. Catlaog cover has a ...

Date: 1948

Maker: Sears, Roebuck and Company

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287024

Accession Number: 2001.1

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book titled "Richard E. Thibaut / Peerless Wall Papers / No. 1 1909 / New York Brooklyn / Boston Newark / The Largest Wall Paper House In The World." Book is covered with a heavy green paper with a dark green fabric tape binding. A fabric tape is strung through two holes in the bind...

Date: 1909

Maker: Richard E. Thibaut Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ceiling papers, textile materials

GUSN: 287026

Accession Number: 1999.57

Wallpaper Scrapbook

Brown leather-bound scrapbook with a maroon binding over a wooden spine. Scarpbook contains fourteen pages of used fragments of wallpaper from the Jackson Homestead, 527 Washington Street, Newton, MA.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), leather, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 287027

Accession Number: 1966.193

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper sample in the "Honeysuckle" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with all-over densely arranged foliage with flowering honeysuckle blossoms. Block printed in green and brown on a white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287032

Accession Number: 2000.866

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with trellis design formed by white interlace on a bright green ground. Made by Cole & Son (London); pattern name unknown.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287034

Accession Number: 2000.876

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Ronald Reagan's Boyhood Home" pattern by Birge (Buffalo, NY) with an all-over floral design in imitation of tapestry. Machine printed in grey, taupe, tan, pink, blue and black on a light grey ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287035

Accession Number: 2000.884

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Eisenhower's Home" pattern by Birge (Buffalo, NY) with an all-over designs of bloughs with blossoms. Machine printed in taupe and blue on a white textured ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287037

Accession Number: 2000.885

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in "The Jeffrey" pattern by Birge (Buffalo, NY) with a diaper pattern of small leaf sprigs enclosed within hexagons. Machine printed in two blues, olive green and light green on an ivory ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287040

Accession Number: 2000.886

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with all-over design of yellow and orange sunflowers with blue, tan, green and brown leafy foliage. Machine printed on black ground. Reproduction of a 1922 Charles Birchfield design by Birge (Buffalo NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287041

Accession Number: 2000.887

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Victorian" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with repeating octagonal coffers in two sizes separated by arabesques and framing rose colored fields with grid of eight-pointed stars and single stylized leaf. Machine printed in tan, white, rose and pink on a grey ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287043

Accession Number: 2000.888

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Westwood" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with narrow stripe of small blue entwined floral vine alternating with stripe of light blue stylized blossoms, scrolling leaves and berries. Machine printed on a white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287044

Accession Number: 2000.889

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in "Sunny Side" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with grid formed by stylized vines and blossoms framing alternating rose sprays and mixed floral sprays. Printed in taupe on a cream background.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287049

Accession Number: 2000.890

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Teddy Roosevelt's Nursery Paper" by Birge (Buffalo, NY) with vertically repeating vignettes of seaside village with mill and sailboats, traverlers in a wooded glen, and view of a Medieval village. Machine printed in tan, peach, brown, blue, blue-green, and white on a...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287050

Accession Number: 2000.891

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Windsor Rose" pattern by Birge (Buffalo, NY) with an all-over design of large scale rose sprays. Machine printed in brown, red, pink, rose, two greens, grey and beige on a white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287051

Accession Number: 2000.892

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Lincoln's Box at Ford Theatre" pattern by Reed, Ltd. Striped design with wide band of small mauve floral and leaf sprigs alternating with narrow stripe of black entwined vine edged with mauve floral "lace". Screen printed on a polished maroon ground.

Date: 1970s

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287052

Accession Number: 2000.893

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "New England Colonial Gothic" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with grisaille Gothic archesa and niches entwined with ivy framing view of meidieval castle. Machine printed in two greys and metallic gold on a light grey ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287053

Accession Number: 2000.894

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Governor Gore Mansion" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with a loosely arranged repeated motif of a peacock perched in a flowering and berried plant. Machine printed in two browns, three greens, yellow and two blues on a white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287054

Accession Number: 2000.895

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Colonel Pope" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with an ashlar pattern of alternating panals of floral and fruit sprays and rosettes framed by scrolling foliage. Machine printed in yellow, ochre and metallic gold.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287055

Accession Number: 2000.896

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