Historic New England

Wallpaper

Dense ivy and trellis pattern blockprinted in grey, four browns, and six greens, on a grey ground.

Date: 1853-1859

Maker: Delicourt, Campmas & Garat (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177183

Accession Number: 1969.3618A-F

Unused roll imcomplete width. Medieval style paper with a quatrefoil pattern made up of circles and rosettes. Blockprinted in red, green, tan and brown with gilt on brown ground's embossed with a pebble texture.

Date: 1860-1863

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177184

Accession Number: 1969.3620

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. Composed of vertical stems with three flowers (in the center) surrounded by acorns and overlapping leaves on branches. Printed in green on gold ground. Lacquered and embossed.

Date: 1879

Maker: Morris & Co. (Manufacturer) Morris, William

GUSN: 177185

Accession Number: 1981.102

Wallpaper

Unused sample of William Morris wallpaper in the "Double Bough" design. Allover, large and dense flowers and foliage on a dotted background. Printed in three greens, two pinks, two yellows, two blues, and brown on light green ground.

Date: 1890

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer) Morris, William (Designer)

GUSN: 177186

Accession Number: 1981.147

Wallpaper

Fragments. William Morris "Sunflower" pattern. Lush design of sunflowers, meandering vines and grape clusters. Printed in burnt sienna on a metallic gold embossed ground.

Date: 1879

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer) Morris, William (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177187

Accession Number: 1981.125AB

Wallpaper

Unused samplle. "Trellis" pattern with a thorny rose branch climbing up and in and out of the trellis. Birds are perched on the branch and trellis. Printed in two greens, mustard yellow, two blues, red, pink, grey and brown on a white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1864-1916

Maker: Morris & Co. (Manufacturer) Morris, William

GUSN: 177188

Accession Number: 1981.134

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Scrolling grapevine with fruit on a background of willow leaves. Printed in four greens and red on metallic gold ground. Embossed with pebbled texture and then varnished.

Date: 1873

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer) Morris, William (Designer)

GUSN: 177189

Accession Number: 1981.126

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Floral pattern of trailing chrysanthemums and leaves. Background is embossed and stenciled in green, on a gilt-wash ground.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177190

Accession Number: 1981.160

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern of stylized flowers framed by C-scrolls and foliage, with openwork and bellflowers. Background is stenciled green on a gold ground and embossed pattern remains gold.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177191

Accession Number: 1981.162

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern of large, open blossoms rising from large leaves and flowers that form C-scrolls and cartouches that frame blossoms. Background is stenciled in green on a gold-wash ground. Embossed with large and small beads.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177192

Accession Number: 1981.165

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Baroque style design with large, scrolling foliage, stylized shells, openwork, cornucopias. Background is stenciled in red on a gold wash ground.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177193

Accession Number: 1981.171

Wallpaper

Unused sample. An imitation of 18th-century, French, silk brocade with a large bouquet of flowers, lacy ribbons, and bowknots. Printed in two greens, two browns, tan, rose, ochre and gilt on a dark blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1906

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177194

Accession Number: 1981.93

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern of a stripe of scallop shells alternating with stripes of bouquets framed by C-scrolls. Background stenciled in green on a gilt ground. Pebble embossed foreground in gold.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177195

Accession Number: 1981.154

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, Moorish pattern of medallions composed of stylized floral and foliate elements. Embossed. Red on a gold ground. Straight match.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177196

Accession Number: 1981.142

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Flower bouquets framed by C-scrolls and separated by garlands. Stenciled in metallic gold or gilt on bright red ground.

Date: 1884-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177197

Accession Number: 1981.163

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Strapwork pattern with exotic brids, stylized flowers and cartouches. The design is in relief and is highlighted in gold. The grey-blue background is stenciled and blue is stenciled on gold ground and embossed.

Date: 1880-1898

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177198

Accession Number: 1981.121

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover, large-scale, scrolling foliage framing a vertical column of baroque irises. Background is stenciled in crimson on a gold-wash ground.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177199

Accession Number: 1981.161

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, large-scall, scrolling foliage framing a vertical column of baroque irises. Background is stenciled in green on a gold ground. Embossed and lacquered.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177200

Accession Number: 1981.159

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. A shell and strapwork pattern with flowers and C-scrolls creating stripes. Paper is embossed, sized on both sides and the front is covered with a gold wash. The background is burnt orange and was applied with a stencil and then the surface was lacquered.

Date: 1883-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177201

Accession Number: 1981.153

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Diapered pattern of stylized tulip set within wreath alternating with eight-stemed star or sun. Prints in green, white on gold (?) ground.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177504

Accession Number: 2000.54

Wallpaper

Unused roll of sanitary paper. Underwater scene of various fish swimming among seaweed and other underwater vegetation. Prints in three greens, blue, red-orange on ivory ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Becker, Smith & Page, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177505

Accession Number: 2000.59

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Pattern consists of groups of thin, vertical stripes with diaper or trellis motif printed on top. Prints in two blues, white on green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177506

Accession Number: 2000.62

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Stripe of stylized flower heads separating stripe composed of repeating anthemion medallions alternating with floral sprigs. Printed in brown, ochre, white and metallic gold.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177507

Accession Number: 2000.49.2

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Stripe of stylized flower heads separating stripe composed of anthemion medallions alternating with floral sprigs. Prined in green, white, ochre, and metallic gold.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177508

Accession Number: 2000.49.1

Wallpaper

Partial grasscloth wallpaper roll. Strips of grass woven together and adhered to buff colored paper

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177509

Accession Number: 2000.56

Wallpaper

Roll. Floral bouquets sprouting from foliate scrolls and draped with ribbon swags tied to floral medallions. Printed in taupe on taupe in imitation of damask. Straight match.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177510

Accession Number: 2000.63

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating heart-shaped medallions bordered by foliated scrolls. Printed in green, pink and white and yellow liquid mica.

Date: 1890-1905

Maker: Gonowingo Wall Paper Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177511

Accession Number: 2000.67

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Red flocked paper with maroon pin stripes. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177512

Accession Number: 2000.69

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover check or woven grid design. Printed in white on a mottled brown and green ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177513

Accession Number: 2000.70

Wallpaper

Partial roll with one fragment. Birds perched on woody branches with rose blossoms. Printed in two blues, yellow, brown, two greys and white.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177514

Accession Number: 2000.72AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Cream colored losenges with diamonds at the intersections enclosing floral sprigs printed in red, pink, lavender, light green, two blues and black. Straight match.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177515

Accession Number: 2000.76

Wallpaper

Fragment. A plain paper, with no design, with a yellow-tan ground.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177516

Accession Number: 2000.79

Wallpaper

Used fragments (six pieces). Pattern includes: (2 pieces) Scrolled foliage(?), stripe (prints in two blues, green, brown, grey on beige ground); Stylized, scrolled foliage(?) (Prints in red, green, brown on beige ground); Floral pattern (prints in two greens, metallic gold, brown on beige ground); F...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177517

Accession Number: 2000.80A-F

Wallpaper

Fragments. All over small sized pattern of loops and dots. Printed in white on a gray ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177518

Accession Number: 2000.82

Wallpaper

Fragments. Four strips of narrow striped paper printed in yellow and mica.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177519

Accession Number: 2000.78A-D

Wallpaper

Fragments. Design of roses and scrolling foliage printed in two grays and white on a gray ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177520

Accession Number: 2000.81AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Floral design. Prints in four greens, two pinks, red, gold, two tans, two blues on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: United Standard (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177521

Accession Number: 2000.73

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Tossed pattern of roses and rosebuds. Prints in two reds, pink, two greens, brown on ivory ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177522

Accession Number: 2000.74

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over overlapping lines or fret work on a diagonal grid. Printed in gold on a red ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177523

Accession Number: 2000.546

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Vertically striped pattern. Printed in green on light green mica ground. Rib-textured paper.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177524

Accession Number: 2000.52

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Band of stylized flowers separated with vertical flowers separated with vertical lines. Printed in ochre and black on a red ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177525

Accession Number: 2000.84B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Overall dense floral pattern. Printed in two blues, two reds, green, mustard and black on a brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177526

Accession Number: 2000.84A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Stylized flowers enclosed by scrolling foliate forms with flower bud terminals and bordered top and bottom with repeating stars centered within circles. Printed in yellow on brown (possibly unground) paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177527

Accession Number: 2000.85

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Made for the bathroom. Swans in a pond with flowers and cattails. Printed in three grays, two blues, black, two greens, silver and dark yellow on a yellow ground.

Date: 1945-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177528

Accession Number: 2000.528

Wallpaper

Cut sample of Rococo Revival floral paper. Scrolls printed in tan and beige; flowers printed in orange, blue, maroon and green on white polished ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177529

Accession Number: 1936.1087

Wallpaper

Cut sample of hand blocked Renaissance Revival design with grey strapwork and bouquets of roses in three pinks, tan and ochre, framed by garlands of roses in two blues and maroon on polished white ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: J.F. Bumstead & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177530

Accession Number: 1936.1088

Wallpaper

Fragment. Paper design is small vignettes and sprigs framed by cartouches. Vignettes: flamingo in front of small house, horse, rustic stable or storehouse. Grey, brown, orange, maroon, pink, green and blue printed on grey ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177531

Accession Number: 1936.1086

Wallpaper

Leopard print wallpaper fragment. Irregularly shaped rust colored spots surrounded by three or four black irregular, lobed shapes on ochre/yellow ground.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177532

Accession Number: 1919.353

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with all over floral design in blue on ochre ground, now discolored. Drop repeat.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177533

Accession Number: 1919.354

Wallpaper

Repeating stripe composed of stylized stems of fruit or berry clusters. Printed in green on a field of green dashes and dots. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177534

Accession Number: 1985.26.111

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