Historic New England

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale damask wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley, Hills, Massachusetts. Central flower framed by scrolling leaves and separated by floral bouquets. Block printed in cream on blue mica ground. "H. H. MOTT. DES." printed in selvedge.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: H. Scott Richmond & Co. (Manufacturer) Mott, Henry H. (Designer)

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

GUSN: 291678

Accession Number: 2001.281.1038

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale floral medallion wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Oval strapwork frames hang from a bow-knotted ribbon. The medallions frame bouquets; are festooned with flowers and ribbon; and are embellished with scrolling acanthus leaves, laurel w...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291681

Accession Number: 2001.281.1039

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale damask wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Embossed pattern of large flower framed by scrolling leaves. The pattern has an embossed ribbed texture. Taupe colored ground. "496" is embossed in the selvedge. "G 496 C " and "Made in Germany...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291682

Accession Number: 2001.281.1040

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale damask wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Embossed pattern with multiple stylized flowers, including tulips, flowing from and around a stylized bowl on a stand. Large undulating trellis figures wrapped with grape vines form ogee pattern...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291683

Accession Number: 2001.281.1041

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of embossed wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Embossed pattern with central strapwork shield figure with stylized leaves, flowers and feathers. The figure is topped by a strapwork heart and framed by a medallion of strapwork c-scrolls. Roller-print...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291741

Accession Number: 2001.281.1042

Wallpaper

Fragment of flocked wallpaper the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Large-scale medallion pattern formed by a floral bouquet framed by a foliate wreath. Between each large medallions is a smaller floral wreath. The entire paper is covered with brown flocking, the pattern in higher re...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 291774

Accession Number: 2001.281.1044

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of flocked wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Large-scale floral pattern in which acanthus leaf and c-scrolls in green flocking form asymmetrical cartouches or medallions framing alternating rows of floral bouquets in flat bottomed baskets and floral b...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 291775

Accession Number: 2001.281.1043

Wallpaper

Partial roll of floral medallion wallpaper manufactured by Frederick Beck & Company, New York. Oval medallion tied and hung with a ribbon from scrolling acanthus leaves. The medallion is festooned with floral swags and frames a bouquet of flowers. the pattern is block-printed in green and olive f...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 291839

Accession Number: 2001.281.1045

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper. Diaper-pattern with quatrefoil figures block printed in metallic gold and black on taupe ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291848

Accession Number: 2001.281.1046

Wallpaper

Partial roll of floral wallpaper. Meandering floral vine with pink roses and yellow morning glories over background of light blue and liquid mica stripes. Roller-printed in two greens, yellow, white, two pinks, fuschia and liquid mica on light blue ground. Manufactured by Kayser & Allman. Pattern n...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Kayser & Allman (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 291860

Accession Number: 2001.281.1047

Wallpaper

Partial roll of floral wallpaper. All-over pattern of stylized flowers roller-printed in light yellow with metallic copper dots on peach ground. The background is roller-printed in metallic gold. The paper is embossed with a woven pattern.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291875

Accession Number: 2001.281.1048

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction scenery figure wallpaper. Taupe colored c-scrolls with pink rose sprays frame four scenes. The four scenes are of an old man, leaning against a building, with a child on his lap; goats drinking at a body of water; ships on a body of water with a cityscape in the backgro...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Birge (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291878

Accession Number: 2001.281.1049

Wallpaper

Partial roll of Rococo Revival wallpaper. Bright colored floral sprays in a framework of gray asymmetrical ruffled foliate scrollwork on white ground. Block-printed in two grays, green, blue, orange, purple, pink and dark red on white satin ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291883

Accession Number: 2001.281.1050

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper with all-over foliate pattern. Wispy foliate branches, reminiscent the William Morris "Willow" pattern, with small flowers. Roller-printed in two browns and metallic gold on ochre ground. Manufactured by Warren, Lange & Co., New York. Pattern number 2443.

Date: 1885-1892

Maker: Warren, Lange & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291888

Accession Number: 2001.281.1051

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of red floral wallpaper. Large-scale pattern of exotic flowers, foliage and fruit in dark red printed over a small-scale floral pattern in red on red ground. Block-printed in two reds on red ground. English.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291907

Accession Number: 2001.281.1052

Wallpaper

Partial roll of striped wallpaper. Solid tan stripes alternate with green trellis pattern stripes. Roller-printed in green, tan and dark red on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291908

Accession Number: 2001.281.1053

Wallpaper

Rolled fragmentl of Renaissance Revival stripe wallpaper. Stripes composed of scrolls, strapwork and scenery figures. Roller-printed in gray, red and green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291909

Accession Number: 2001.281.1054

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of English floral wallpaper. Large-scale pattern of floral bouquet in hanging basket with pink and white roses, morning glories, daisies, and passion flowers. Roller-printed in white, six pinks, four greens, four blues, five browns, yellow and four purples on polished white ground....

Date: 1901

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291910

Accession Number: 2001.281.1055

High Chest

William and Mary style japanned high chest. The flat top has a full ogee molded cornice. The chest has two narrow drawers over three full width drawers with half-round drawer surround molding. The lower case has two square drawers and one central shallow drawer. The skirt is shaped with half circle...

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood), oak (wood), paint (coating), japanning

GUSN: 291911

Accession Number: 1971.72

Wallpaper

The Pillar and Arch wallpaper on the walls of the central hall of the Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine. The paper is an 1898 reproduction of the original commissioned by Emily Tyson and Elise Tyson [Vaughan]. Bouquet of flowers in an urn flanked by Corinthian columns draped with floral garlands...

Date: 1898

Maker: Gregory and Brown Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 294852

Accession Number: 1949.1098.1

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of trellis and vine wallpaper from the Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine. Block printed in two grays and two greens on light gray ground.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Probably Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 294855

Accession Number: 1949.1178

Wallpaper

Two cut samples of reproduction Pillar and Arch wallpaper made for the front hall of the Hamilton House, South Berwick Maine. Bouquet of flowers in an urn flanked by Corinthian columns draped with floral garlands. Printed in white, brown and black on a blue ground.

Date: 1898

Maker: Gregory and Brown Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 294863

Accession Number: 1949.1098.2BC

Windsor armchair

Windsor armchair with a history of use by Levi Packard (1761-1844) of North Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 294902

Accession Number: 1993.538

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