Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Aesthetic style floral vine pattern. Bamboo shoots in receding colors form the background, vibrantly colored floral vines the foreground. Block-printed in tan, brown, white, red, three shades of pink and three shades of green on a highly polished gray ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273887

Accession Number: 2001.281.215

Sofa

Sofa with straight back and tubular crest rail with carved floret finials. Cylidrical arms contain drawers with exterior upholstery and wooden knob pulls. Feet carved with Ionic scrolls, rosettes, and acanthus leaves. Brass castors.

Date: 1826-1826

Maker: Hancock, William, 1794- (Furniture maker)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 273902

Accession Number: 2013.24.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Bouquet and sprig pattern. Large bouquets of pink and white apple blossoms alternate with small sprigs of violet flowers. Block-printed in twenty-four colors: yellow, white, three olives, four greens, red, two pinks, three mauves, three browns, blue, aqua, four violets ...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273903

Accession Number: 2001.281.216

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment with sprig pattern. Sprigs of purple pansies alternate with branches with pink berries. Block printed in cream, four browns, three aqua greens, four pinks, yellow, mustard, five violets and three greens on gray ground. Light gray stripes, printed on top of the ground, ru...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273908

Accession Number: 2001.281.217

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral bouquet and stripe pattern. Large bouquets of violet pansies and lavender alternate with smaller bouquets of the same. Stripes of metallic gold pindots run behind the bouquets. Block-printed in pink, two violets, lavender, three greens, two blue-greens, yellow,...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273913

Accession Number: 2001.281.218

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral bouquet and sray pattern. Bouquets of pink and violet flowers and grasses alternate with small sprays of pink flowers and smaller sprays of violet flowers. Block-printed in metallic gold, tan, yellow, two browns, two grays, three pinks, olive, four greens, black ...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273920

Accession Number: 2001.281.219

Wallpaper

Two matching wallpaper fragments. Large scale floral pattern of naturalistic poppies on leafy stems. Roller-printed with thin color . Visible streaking of colors. Pattern colors very faded and/or significantly changed, making it difficult to discern original shades. Appears to be printed in thr...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273927

Accession Number: 2001.281.220AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Large scale diaper with enclosed sprig pattern is made more complex by Greek key diagonals defining foreground diamonds and hatchmark diagonals defining background diamonds. The result is an overall argyle pattern. Roller-printed in orange, brown, gray, two blues, three...

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273929

Accession Number: 2001.281.221

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe pattern with Neo-classical motifs. Dark gray stripes featuring yellow quatrefoil design alternate with light gray stripes with cartouches framing a maple leaf decorated wallshelf under a garland. Narrow horizontal stripes form background. Roller-printed i...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273930

Accession Number: 2001.281.222

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Block-printed sprays of pink and white roses alternate with sprays and sprigs of red and white apple blossoms. Floral elements are connected by thin leafy trails. Background of gray stripes on a highly polished white ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273931

Accession Number: 2001.281.223

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe pattern block-printed in white, two grays and maroon on polished cream ground. A central, large stripe of bouquets, baskets of flowers, and bows is flanked by stripes of small sprigs evenly spaced along a pinstripe. Running along the left edge of the paper...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273932

Accession Number: 2001.281.224

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper, probably a showroom sample. Large-scale, floral stripe immitation of fabric. A large branch with exotic flower, fruit and leaf grow vertically over a background of pindots in a cloud-like pattern. The branch is framed on either side by wavy, stylized trailing vines w...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273934

Accession Number: 2001.281.225

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Brocade pattern of bouquets and lacy ribbon. Roller-printed in peach, cream and olive on liquid mica green ground. Paper is embossed with fine vertical ribbing.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 273935

Accession Number: 2001.281.226

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Diagonal pattern of rosettes and delicate scrolling vines form large-scale diaper or knot pattern enclosing vignettes of a flower filled urn. Roller-printed in rose, pink, white, black, three greens on a blue-gray ground. Paper has surface texture but does not appear to ...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273936

Accession Number: 2001.281.227

Wax floral headpiece

Orange blossom headpiece made of wax.

Date: 1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wax, cloth

GUSN: 272249

Accession Number: 2006.44.1257.3A-C

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Elongated medallion pattern with scrolls, flowers and stylized torches. Printed in blue, white, yellow and liquid mica on a lavender-blue ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272250

Accession Number: 1969.791A

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper border sample. Stripe and medallion pattern printed in two pinks, taupe, tan and beige on pink ground. Coordinates with paper 1969.788B.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: Imperial Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272251

Accession Number: 1969.788C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Wallpaper is a scenic repeat pattern with Parisian views including the Louvre and the Tuileries framed and separated by foliage and fountains. Printed in orange, blue, tan, and brown on white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272253

Accession Number: 2000.1693

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper border fragments. Orange and brown flocked scrolling foliage with blossoms on green ground. Blossoms missing or removed to be traced (see tracing record 2000.1684.2AB).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272254

Accession Number: 2000.1684.1AB

Wallpaper

Large wallpaper fragment. Naturalistic and large striped floral pattern, wisteria. Printed in two browns, three blues, white, two tans on a cream ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272259

Accession Number: 1940.1042.2A

Wallpaper Tracing

Tracing (A) and artwork (B) of a flower blossom. Appears to be a mock-up for part of the design of a reproduction wallpaper. The artwork is based on the blossoms on fragments of a historic border. See associated historic border fragments 2000.1864.1AB.

Date: Mid-Twentieth Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272292

Accession Number: 2000.1684.2AB

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is composed of a Grecian motif of vessels, chairs, and flames alternating with oak leaves, acorns, and wreaths. The left edge has a band of rosettes and leaves. Printed in two greens, orange, mauve, and white on a light gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) (Superintendent)

GUSN: 272311

Accession Number: 1999.178AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is composed of the capital and base of a trellis. Printed in two grays and lavender on a cream ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272313

Accession Number: 1999.179AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. The pattern is comprised of alternating vignettes of a man picking apples from a tree with a woman holding a basket and a scene of a house and dog. Printed in blue, orange and mauve on a beige ground. Straight repeat. Roll is made up of sheets of paper glued together to im...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272314

Accession Number: 1999.180

A pencil tracing of the wallpaper pattern in the front room of Weymouth Place, Andover, New Hampshire made in 1995 by home owner Mrs. Marianne Fairall. Small photo of wallpaper in situ is stapled to tracing. Wallpaper fragments also donated (see 2000.1869.2AB).

Date: 1995

Maker: Fairall, Marianne (Maker)

Material: waxed paper, colored pencils

GUSN: 272331

Accession Number: 2000.1689.2C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Pattern of flowering rose sprig and meandering ribbon over shell and stripe cut edge. Background, shadow and ribbon elements are brown, black and peach flocked respectively. Floral, shell and striped elements are printed in metallic gold, mauve, and red on cream ground.

Date: 1840-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272334

Accession Number: 2000.1690

Partial roll of wallpaper. Pillar and arch pattern featuring three classical figures within a baldacchinno under an arch. The arch itself is slightly pointed with Gothic columns to which shields and flags are attached. Two putti rest atop the arch. Printed in black, white and blue on gray ground.

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272405

Accession Number: 2000.420