Historic New England

Wallpaper

Three fragments of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Pattern of red dots on yellow ground paper (pattern is indecipherable).

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178131

Accession Number: 1971.135.2.1

Five fragments of China trade paper from the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Consists of delicate floral and stripe motif, printing in green, pink, blue, brown and black on light colored ground. Appears to be light pink under border.

Date: 1798-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178132

Accession Number: 1971.135.1.1

School Book Cover

Almanac cover with a stylized sprig pattern with a white dash background. Printed in white, green and black on an ungrounded paper. Printed with three blocks.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178133

Accession Number: 1970.60

Wallpaper

Optical illusion three-dimensional block design with their vertical lines and chains. Printed in black and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178134

Accession Number: 1971.187.2

Wallpaper

Rainbow paper. Vertical stalks with allover pattern of pomegranates that alternate with oak leaves and acorns. Blended red, blue, yellow and white on a light blue ground.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178135

Accession Number: 1971.187.4

Wallpaper

Sprigs with globes surrounded by vertical dashes. Black white, grey printed on grey ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178136

Accession Number: 1971.187.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover repeated fleur-de-lis and ornamental elements separated by dashed lines. Printed in black and white on tan ground.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178137

Accession Number: 1971.195.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Brown, joined scrolls in-filled with liquid mica diaper pattern and connected by floral chains in cream and brown on tan ground.

Date: 1900-1906

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178138

Accession Number: 1971.195.1

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Design of continuous white and red flowers connected by rinceaux. Printed in green, white and red on grey ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178139

Accession Number: 1971.214.1B

Wallpaper

Two fragments of composite layers. One piece is two layers of the same paper. (One is in better condition than the other.) The design is of a stylized floral element with framing scrolls and wave scrolls. Green, two pinks, taupe and white on a brown ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178140

Accession Number: 1971.214.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Overall floral pattern with a vertical winding branch, running the length of the paper. Printed in grey and red on a white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178141

Accession Number: 1971.214.1A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Oriental floral with pagoda pattern. Printed in red, two pinks, tan, beige and green on black ground. (Undetermined repeat)

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178142

Accession Number: 1972.120B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Tropical floral with large leaves printed in multiple shades of green, purple, red, turquoise, pinks and brown on ochre background. (Undetermined repeat)

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178143

Accession Number: 1972.120A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Portion of grisaille landscape figure paper - young man (Watteau-like) in ribboned hat playing a lute outdoors. Alternates with medallions and woman seated (see 1972.121A).

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178144

Accession Number: 1972.121B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grisaille vignette of woman wearing a bonnet, seated outdoors with basket of flowers. Alternates vertically with floral medallion and pinecones and elliptical medallion enclosing an urn. This also alternates with scene of a boy with lute. See 1972.1216

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178145

Accession Number: 1972.121A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with attached border. Orange and black geometric blocks formed by chained rows on a grey ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178146

Accession Number: 1973.115.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Narrow, plain, grey stripe alternating with small-scale, stylized, berried vine reverse printed in blue on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178147

Accession Number: 1980.212.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Geometric grid of intersecting white and grey lines on grey ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178148

Accession Number: 1980.212.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Aesthetic paper. Stylized floral and leaf vine entwined around Oriental lattice. Printed in orange, yellow and olive on grey ground.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178149

Accession Number: 1980.246

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral design in taupe and metallic gold on off-white ground

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178150

Accession Number: 1980.248

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Section of uncut floral border. Blue serpentine beading with repeated pink and white and orange flowers. Printed on a light blue ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178151

Accession Number: 2000.657

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of allover, randomly placed leaves interspersed with sprigs and small, floral bouquets. Printed in grey, white and two blues on a grey ground.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178153

Accession Number: 2000.1682.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Plain paper with no pattern on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178154

Accession Number: 2000.1682.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with striped pattern. Stripes alternate from stylized floral vine and geometric stripe made of diamonds and circles. Printed in two blues on a white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178155

Accession Number: 2000.1682.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. A willow and floral design printed in ochre and pink on buff unground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178156

Accession Number: 2000.1683.3

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper. Diaper pattern printed in white on a grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178157

Accession Number: 2000.1683.2

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment. Foliate vine of black grapevine-like leaves printed below a row of yellow cable.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178158

Accession Number: 2000.174b

Wallpaper

Rolled fragments. Repeating grid of daisy sprigs against a field of grey and white foliate vines. Printed in red, orange, yellow, pink, white and black. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178159

Accession Number: 2000.174a

Wallpapered Fireboard

Wallpaper border with continuous pattern of undulating foliage forming C-scrolls and cartouches. Embellished with beads, diagonal stripes, pindots, small flowers. Printed in gold and black and red flock on a gold ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178160

Accession Number: 2000.2221B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Blue stripe separated by wide bands of entwined foliated vine. Printed in blue and brown on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178161

Accession Number: 2000.273.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Overall floral pattern of red and gold flowers with tan stems and leaves on white ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177906

Accession Number: 1965.5.14

Wallpaper border

Wallpaper border fragment. Floral stripe, petals overprinted on narrow band of losenges and dots. Printed in red, purple, yellow and green.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177907

Accession Number: 1965.5.14b

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Scrolls and flowers in the Reveillon manner. Printed in gold, white and burgundy.

Date: 1889-1900

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177908

Accession Number: 1965.5.15

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Red and white roses with green leaves on a tan and yellow ground.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177909

Accession Number: 1965.5.15b

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized flower (sunflower?) printed in gold within diaper pattern formed by intersecting chains and four-petaled flowers in yellow, accented with metallic white on a tan ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177910

Accession Number: 1965.5.16

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. All over flower heads (daisies?) printed in blue and white with pink C-scrolls.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177911

Accession Number: 1965.5.17

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Baroque medallion framed by scrolls. Medallion center is stylized torch in maroon on green surrounded by white beading. Ground is grey with white pin dots.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177912

Accession Number: 1965.5.18

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Blue and white tile design with faux crackle finish. Squares with blue stylized quatrefoils on tan paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177913

Accession Number: 1965.5.19

Wallpaper border

Wallpaper fragment. Border. Blue and white tile pattern. Squares and diamonds enclosing stylized quatrefoils on grey ground with white dots.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177914

Accession Number: 1965.5.19b

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized flowers in a diaper or knot pattern. Printed in sienna on bright yellow ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177915

Accession Number: 1965.5.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Arts and Crafts rose and stripe paper on striped ground. Printed in red, pink, green, tan and yellow.

Date: 1910-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177916

Accession Number: 1965.5.20

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diamond pattern of three-dimensional stepped pyramid with bull's eye at each intersection. Printed in brown and white on cinnamon ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177917

Accession Number: 1965.5.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover floral pattern printed in yellow on beige ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177918

Accession Number: 1965.5.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover foliate vine. Printed in pale blue on white ground.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177919

Accession Number: 1965.5.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Renaissance Revival stripe. Grey stripe and strapwork with maroon and green floral elements on white ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177920

Accession Number: 1965.5.7

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern. Alternating stripes of green and red bordering wide stripe of horizontal grey lines edged with interlace. Printed on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177921

Accession Number: 1965.5.8

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Tan and grey striped wallpaper with maroon dots on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177922

Accession Number: 1965.5.9

Wallpaper

Fragment. Geometric pattern of squares with blue solid grid alternating with blue stylized patera on yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Grant, Charles (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177923

Accession Number: 1985.5.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped wallpaper. Allover spirals bordered by vertical stripes of dots and dashes with red center flowers running down the center. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177924

Accession Number: 1965.6.6-.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral design printed in green on light blue ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177925

Accession Number: 1965.6.3

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