Historic New England

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper in the "Bayside" pattern (#23171) designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection manufactured by The Warner Company. Wallpaper has a large grid pattern with the grid being composed of densely packed small grape leaves. Each square in the grid contains three larg...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292925

Accession Number: 2001.281.850

Wallpaper

Two rolled fragments of a Chinoiserie pattern wallpaper. Colorful birds perch and fly among meandering branches with flowers and seed pods. Roller-printed in black, three greens, two blues, purple, two pinks, maroon, gray, white, yellow, brown and tan on polished black ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292926

Accession Number: 2001.281.1135AB

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Mary Wade" pattern (#23064) designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection manufactured by The Warner Company, Chicago. Wallpaper is printed with a geometric tile pattern featuring a stylized floral and foliate medallion in a sixteen-sided t...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292927

Accession Number: 2001.281.851

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of embossed, gilt-figure wallpaper. Branches of embossed and gilded acorns over block-printed leaves. Block-printed in two browns and tan on taupe ground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, gilding

GUSN: 292928

Accession Number: 2001.281.1136

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Polite Parlor" pattern designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection manufactured by The Warner Company, Chicago. The wallpaper features a floral trail pattern with undulating vertical lace ribbons intertwined with roses, other flowers and ...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292929

Accession Number: 2001.281.852

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Robert Fulton" pattern (#23104) designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection manufactured by The Warner Company, Chicago. The wallpaper has a large-scale scenic patter which commemorates the invention of the steamship by Robert Fulton. Lar...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292930

Accession Number: 2001.281.853

Reproduction Wallpaper

Two partial rolls of reproduction wallpaper in the "Queen Anne" pattern (#23193) designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection manufactured by The Warner Company, Chicago. The wallpaper has a large-scale floral spray pattern featuring carnations and other flowers. Both rolls are roller-...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292932

Accession Number: 2001.281.854AB

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of striped wallpaper. Brown stripes with gold dots edged on each side by teal stripes with gold accents resembling gimp or galloon trim. Roller-printed in brown, teal and metallic gold on tan ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292933

Accession Number: 2001.281.1137

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper with large-scale pattern of putti and other neo-classical motifs. Two putti, with a goat between them, stand on a large foliate swag wrapped with ribbon holding up a large basket of fruit. Two cockatoos are perched above the basket. Block-printed in cream and two grays on ...

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292935

Accession Number: 2001.281.1138

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Toll Gate" pattern designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection manufactured by The Warner Company, Chicago. The wallpaper has a large scale pattern of scalloped-edged cartouches enclosed in a trellis work frame. Each cartouche contains a ...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic paint

GUSN: 292937

Accession Number: 2001.281.856

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Wilton Toile" pattern designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection manufactured by The Warner Company. Chicago. Wallpaper has a large scenic pattern imitating a toile textile. A series of rural vignettes are shown including: a seated coupl...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292939

Accession Number: 2001.281.857

Reproduction Wallpaper

Two partial rolls of reproduction wallpaper in the "Braintree Stripe" pattern by Katzenbach and Warren. The wallpaper has vertical stripes composed of six-pointed stars in circles alternating with stripes of a vine with feather-like leaves. Dividing these stripes are stripes with a geometric diamon...

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292940

Accession Number: 2001.281.858AB

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Dandelion Stripe" pattern by Katzenbach and Warren. Wallpaper has a vertical stripe pattern with two alternating stripes. One stripe has highly abstracted dandelion leaves atop two large solid stripes. The other is a highly abstracted eyelet lace motif....

Date: 1959-1970

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292941

Accession Number: 2001.281.859

Fresco Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of frieze or border paper from a fresco set of wallpapers. Together with matching sidewall and dado papers, this upper border would have formed panels imitating elaborate Rococo-style architectural molding. Block-printed in cream, tan and brown with green flocking and gold foil accen...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292942

Accession Number: 2001.281.1139

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper with diamond and tassel pattern imitating upholstery. A cord and tassels hang from diamonds framing floral sprigs. The diamonds form the corners within a larger diamond pattern. Diamonds are outlined with cord and gimp accented by round tacks. Background grid pattern ...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292943

Accession Number: 2001.281.1140

Wallpaper

Two rolled fragments of striped wallpaper with stylized floral figures. White, purple and gray stripes appear to be applied with a pan or trough printing technique. The figures are block-printed in metallic gold, orange and black on gray ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292944

Accession Number: 2001.281.1141AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper with abstracted floral medallion pattern. Roller-printed in metallic gold, brown, white and blue on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292945

Accession Number: 2001.281.1142

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper with rose and ivy medallion pattern. Block-printed in four grays and metallic gold on polished white ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292946

Accession Number: 2001.281.1143

Wallpaper Frieze

Partial roll of frieze wallpaper. Frieze printed with upper and lower bands of stylized flower and foliate figures in geometric fretwork. Middle band of stripes and circles. Roller-printed in two browns, peach and three greens on black ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292947

Accession Number: 2001.281.1144

Wallpaper

Partial roll of floral striped wallpaper. Meandering ribbon and loose bouquets of blue roses, daisies and other flowers over a background of blue, yellow and tan stripes. Roller-printed in light yellow, three blues, two greens, brown, taupe, tan and black on yellow ground. Paper embossed with hori...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 292948

Accession Number: 2001.281.1145

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper with nine vignettes framed by flowers and groups of trophies. Vignettes are leisure and domestic scenes including a couple dancing, woman and child feeding chickens, three scenes of musicians and a woman with sheep. Roller-printed in peach, three pinks, red, three purples...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292949

Accession Number: 2001.281.1146

Wallpaper

Partial roll of floral wallpaper. Floral pattern of pink and yellow roses and foliage and three hanging vines of roses and cherries. Narrow band with geometric pattern above the flowers. Pattern printed along end-of roll only without repeat. Rest of roll is unprinted, white ground. Block-printe...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 292950

Accession Number: 2001.281.1147

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Dresden Ribbon" pattern by Katzenbach and Warren. Wallpaper has a floral stripe pattern with small floral sprays arranged evenly over paper and vertical stripes imitating grosgrain ribbon. Roller-printed in yellows, greens, and black on a tan backgroun...

Date: 1959-1970

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292970

Accession Number: 2001.281.860

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Enoch Frye" pattern by Katzenbach & Warren. Paper has an all-over stylized Neo-classical pattern of scrolls, medallions and rosettes. Roller-printed in cream on a dark green ground. Paper is based on an American block-printed wallpaper dating from 1790-...

Date: 1959-1970

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292971

Accession Number: 2001.281.861

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "General Thayer" pattern by Katzenbach and Warren. Wallpaper has a simple repeating pattern of small circular flowers and squares. Roller-printed in dark red and cream on a mottled red ground. Wallpaper is a reproduction of an American block-printed pape...

Date: 1959-1970

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292975

Accession Number: 2001.281.862

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "P.V.M.A. Rainbow, Deerfield" pattern (#321) by Waterhouse Wallhangings. Wallpaper has an irisé or rainbow design of repeating floral medallions separated by scrolling, flowered leaves. Printed in blended blue, yellow and white on an ungrounded paper. P...

Date: 1988

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290362

Accession Number: 2001.281.787

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border with fretwork pattern. Roller-printed black Greek key fretwork pattern on metallic gold ground. . "6014 / Made in England" stamped on verso. "15 [cent symbol]" written in pencil on verso.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290363

Accession Number: 2001.281.945

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper frieze in the "Eastlake Frieze" pattern manufactured by Bradbury & Bradbury as part of their "Anglo-Japanese Roomset." Wallpaper has large central band of elongated medallions containing a stylized bird with outstretched wings sitting on a flowering tree branc...

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 290364

Accession Number: 2001.281.788

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of scenic wallpaper border from Maine. Wide border with multiple pattern bands. Band along the upper edge of the border consists of two repeating figures printed in browns and black, imitating a carved architectural molding. The band below it is a geometric pattern in blues, reds and gre...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290365

Accession Number: 2001.281.946

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper frieze in the "Watkins Glen Frieze" pattern manufactured by Bradbury & Bradbury as part of their "In the Dresser Tradition" roomset. Wallpaper has a highly abstracted repeating lotus flower motif bordered on the top and bottom by a row of circles between two h...

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290367

Accession Number: 2001.281.789

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of red wallpaper border. Wide border with pattern of oval medallions with stylized floral figures joined by festoons of dots and curling scrolls. Background pattern of stylized flowers framed by arches and floating pink circles. Roller-printed in red, pink, metallic gold and green on red...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290368

Accession Number: 2001.281.947

Reproduction Wallpaper Border

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Leaf Border" pattern manufactured by Bradbury & Bradbury as part of their "In the Morris Tradition" roomset. Wallpaper border has a scrolling trail of highly abstracted leaves. Screen-printed in black and gold. Sample is uncut and has two complete bord...

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290369

Accession Number: 2001.281.790

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of grapevine wallpaper border. Wide border with naturalistic grape vine and large, purple clusters of grapes. The vine is on a background pattern of small dashes imitating woven fabric. Running along the top of the border are narrow green and tan stripes. Running along the bottom of the ...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290370

Accession Number: 2001.281.948

Reproduction Wallpaper Border

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Chevron Border" pattern manufactured by Bradbury & Bradbury as part of their "In the Morris Tradition" roomset. Paper has a pattern of simple repeating chevrons screen-printed in two alternating colors on a solid stripe. Sample is uncut and has two bor...

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 290371

Accession Number: 2001.281.791

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Eastlake Combination Ornament" pattern by Bradbury & Bradbury as part of their "Anglo-Japanese" roomset. Wallpaper has an upper band of half circles enclosing stylized petals with horizontal lines separating the half circles. The lower band has abstrac...

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290372

Accession Number: 2001.281.792

Wallpaper Border

Three fragments of wallpaper border with doily and flower pattern. White doilies with pink dots overlap across the top of the border. Alternating red and blue flowers with green leaves repeat along the bottom. There is a pink background between the doilies and the flowers. A metallic silver back...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290374

Accession Number: 2001.281.949A-C

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused piece of reproduction wallpaper manufactured by A.L. Diament & Co. in pattern #1540-XDF (pattern name unknown). Wallpaper has a dense floral trail design featuring scrolling chrysanthemum blossoms with peacocks sitting on the vines. Printed in blues, pinks, greens, yellows and black on a crea...

Maker: A.L. Diament & Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 290375

Accession Number: 2001.281.793

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of floral wallpaper border. This unused border fragment appears to have been die cut by the manufacturer along the bottom edge of the pattern. The border has an upper band of gray lozenges on green. Below it are gold panels on white. A dense and colorful array of flowers and foliage conce...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), die cutting, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290376

Accession Number: 2001.281.950

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused piece of reproduction wallpaper in the "Belmar" pattern by A. L. Diament & Co. Wallpaper has an all-over pattern of overlapping scallop-shaped elements containing stylized flowers and geometric motifs. Roller-printed in blue on a cream ground.

Maker: A.L. Diament & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290377

Accession Number: 2001.281.794

Fireplace Shovel

Fireplace shovel. Iron shovel blade and handle with turned brass knob finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 290389

Accession Number: 2014.16.1

Fireplace Poker

Fireplace poker. Iron blade and handle with turned brass knob finial. Poker tip splits into a short curved arm and a long curved arm.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 290390

Accession Number: 2014.16.2

Reproduction Wallpaper Border

Three unused samples of reproduction wallpaper border or frieze by an unknown manufacturer. Wallpaper has highly abstracted flowering vines, each with one large lower blossom and a three-lobed leaf. Vines rise and interwine along top and have additional blossoms and leaves. Vines grow from a lower b...

Date: 1960-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290391

Accession Number: 2001.281.795.1-.3

Drawing

Small rectangular drawing with stylized flower motifs in four quadrants. Flowers are very similar in design but alternate in colors: pink and blue flowers are in the top row followed by blue and then pink in the bottom row. Colored in pinks, blues and green. Drawing is mounted with cellophane tape o...

Date: 1965-1985

Maker: Gallagher, Phoebe Erb (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), drawing (image-making)

GUSN: 290405

Accession Number: 2001.281.796

Drawing

Rectangular drawing with five vertical, striped panels. The first, third and fifth stripes have a dense pattern of geometric shapes in tans on a brown background. The second and fourth panels contain stylized flowers and trailing leaves in peach, tan, yellow and green on a blue background. Drawing i...

Date: 1965-1985

Maker: Gallagher, Phoebe Erb (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), drawing (image-making)

GUSN: 290407

Accession Number: 2001.281.797

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Blocked Daisy" pattern (#2749A) by William J. Galligan. Wallpaper has a repeating pattern of squares with canted edges, each filled with a highly abstracted flower blossom. Block-printed in aqua on a dark green ground.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: William J. Galligan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 290417

Accession Number: 2001.281.798

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Bridgewater" pattern (#30664) by W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp. Wallpaper has an allover pattern of medallions enclosed in diamonds formed by offsetting palmette motifs. Block-printed in white on a blue-green ground.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 290421

Accession Number: 2001.281.799

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Chelmsford" pattern (#75043) by W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp. Wallpaper has large eight-sided medallions, each enclosing a stylized flower with buds and leaves. Medallions are separated by a grid of rosette and palmette motifs. Roller-printed in pinks o...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290427

Accession Number: 2001.281.800

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Hyannis Cape Cod" pattern. Wallpaper has an all-over sprig design of stylized floral sprigs on a field of pindots. Block-printed in black and white on a blue ground.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Probably W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 290429

Accession Number: 2001.281.801

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallaper in the "Southbridge" pattern (#W0321) by Wilton E. Owen, Inc. Wallpaper has a repeating pattern of a row of stylized flowers followed by a row abstracted foliage motifs framed by large oak leaves. Roller-printed in greens and white on a gray ground.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Wilton E. Owen, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290432

Accession Number: 2001.281.802

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Stamford" pattern by W. J. Galligan & Sons. Wallpaper has an all-over geometric grid of small diamond shapes. Two alternating geometric motifs fill the diamonds. Printed in dark green and orange on a green ground.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290437

Accession Number: 2001.281.803

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