Historic New England

Wallpaper

Wide stripes of metallic gold chrysanthemums alternating with two rows of turquoise meander. Printed on a salmon ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175976

Accession Number: 1985.26.29

Unused sample. Two wallpaper borders of Gothic inspired quatrefoils framed by two interlocking quatrefoils. Top and bottom band of flowers. Printed in grey, eyllow, red and brown on a dark ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175977

Accession Number: 1985.26.318

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Art Nouveau style paper with large tulips and massive scrolling leaves. Printed in yellow, three greens, three yellows, brown and mica on a deep garnet ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Thibaut (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175978

Accession Number: 1985.26.113

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scrolling and stylized foliage; medieval and/or Rennaissance inspired. Imitates cut velvent. Printed in burgundy on a mauve liquid mica ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175979

Accession Number: 1985.26.313

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of stylized flowers surrounded by plumes, foliated C-scrolls and fan shapes. Printed in maroon, mauve, yellow, ochre, white and metallic gold on an embossed, pale green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175980

Accession Number: 1985.26.440

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over meandering floral vine. Printed in rust, gold, olive, black, beige on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175981

Accession Number: 1985.26.238

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Central motif consists of peony and smaller flower trails in vase surrounded by delicate arabesques intertwining with ribbons. Prints in 3 browns, gray, yellows, white, on light-green ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175982

Accession Number: 1985.26.327

Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample. Vertically repeating vignette of a crane in a marsh with flowering bough framed by bamboo poles and alternating with stripe of berried vine and butterflies flanked by basket weave panels. Printed in two pinks, red, green, olive green, yellow, tan, brown, and taupe on a light blue, ...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175983

Accession Number: 1985.26.40

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation tapestry paper. Central motif consists of scrolled foliage and dogwood branches surrounding urn with chrysanthemums and grapes. Printed in two browns, two greens, blue, black, pink, red, and white on olive ground. Over printed with diamond pattern in black.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175984

Accession Number: 1985.26.332

Wallpaper

Stylized flowers with grass and pam leaves. Printed in metallic blue, pink, and gold, tan, brown, maroon, and salmon on an ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175985

Accession Number: 1985.26.225

Wallpaper

Tan and grey chrysanthemum flower heads on a field of tan dots and a cream ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175986

Accession Number: 1985.26.30

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Interlace formed by thorny stems with pink blossoms enclosing peach colored peonies. Printed in peach, salmon, pink, pale peach, two olive greens, yellow, light buile, and metallic gold and copper on a tan embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175987

Accession Number: 1985.26.275

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Interlace formed by thorny stems with pale pink blossoms enclosing yellow and ochre peonies. Printed in yellow, two ochres, light peach, pale pink, two olive greens, brown, and metallic gold, blue and pink on embossed tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175988

Accession Number: 1985.26.274

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large scrolling flowers and foliage with beading. Bordered above and below by geometric patterns. Printed in beige, ivory, tan, brown, olive green, light blue, and metallic copper and gold on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175989

Accession Number: 1985.26.277

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating palm leaves above a continuous row of interlace. Printed in two greens, brown, rust, metallic gold, copper and pink on a light peach pebble ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175990

Accession Number: 1985.26.284

Wallpaper

All over design of green and ivory foliate vine with tendrils. Printed in three greens and ivory on a blue ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175991

Accession Number: 1985.26.28

Wallpaper

Unused sample (split in two pieces). Floral pattern of grouping of roses and buds. Printed in pink, olive green, white, and blue on light green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175992

Accession Number: 1985.26.404

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous spray of flowers with a bottom and top band of leaves. Printed in four greens, blue, grey, red, two pinks, gold, dark brown, on a green ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175993

Accession Number: 1985.26.234

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous spray of flowers with a top and bottom band of stylized foliage. Printed in pink, mauve, red, teal, grey, brown, two olive greens, light green, gold, brown-beige, on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175994

Accession Number: 1985.26.233

Wallpaper

Unused sample of ceiling paper. Anglo-Japanese inspired design. Central medallion of rose cluster surrounded by geometric frame of fretwork. Printed in two greens, two reds, pink, mustard yellow, embossed blue mica(?), and gold on yellow-green ground. Diapered embossed paper.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175995

Accession Number: 1985.26.1

Wallpaper

Geometric pattern with stylized flowers, circles, and squares and the meander pattern. Printed in blue, red, ochre, and blalck on a light beige, chevron embossed ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175996

Accession Number: 1985.26.166

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gilt figure paper with a highly ornamented vase with a bouquet of flowers, Underneath is interlacing or fretwork and swags suspended from cords with tassels. Gilt on grey ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175997

Accession Number: 1985.26.232

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large scale continuous floral vine with winding leaves, band of bead and reel, and basket weave. Printed in two greens, two olive greens, four browns, dark ochre, dark plum, gold, pink and red flock on plum embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175998

Accession Number: 1985.26.235

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous band of stylized (needlework) flowers between two rows of repeated geometric elements. Printed in salmon, rust, tan, taupe, peach, olive, black and metallic gold on an embossed brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175999

Accession Number: 1985.26.236

Wallpaper

Unused sample. A variety of foliage and flowers with open work or patterning for depth. Printed in grey, taupe and gold on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176000

Accession Number: 1985.26.237

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over floral branches overprinted with grid of small diamond shapes. Printed in two greens, black, red and gold on a brown unground paper. The gold forms a large geometric background pattern.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176001

Accession Number: 1985.26.240

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering floral branches in between serpentine lines with open work or diaper patterning. Printed in pink, white, two greys and brown on a tan unground paper with liquid mica.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176002

Accession Number: 1985.26.241

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over flowers and foliage with scrolling paisleys. Printed in light grey on a white mica ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176003

Accession Number: 1985.26.243

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Baroque style all over leafy, floral motif with strapwork and bellflowers and a diaper pattern as background. Printed in yellow, gold, grey and taupe on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176004

Accession Number: 1985.26.244

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large floral pattern with a variety of flowers on meandering blooming branches. Printed in two blues, cream, red, lavender, two peaches, grey, brown, beige and ochre on a brown ground overprinted with a broken horizontal line. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176005

Accession Number: 1985.26.245

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral pattern with stylized flowers, scrolling foliage. Embellished with scale pattern, diaper pattern. (Slightly Persian in style.) Printed in taupe, beige, and gold on a cream ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176006

Accession Number: 1985.26.246

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Central urn with a ribbon wrapped around fruit, flowers and foliage. All over horizontal pinstripes. Printed in three greens, teracotta, peach, brown/peach, and black on a blue ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176007

Accession Number: 1985.26.247

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large scale meandering floral damask pattern overprinted with thin vertical pinstripes adding depth. Printed in gold and black on a red ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176008

Accession Number: 1985.26.248

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flowers and foliage within a geometric framework. Imitation textile. Printed in red, light brown, ochre, green, black, gold on a light olive ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176009

Accession Number: 1985.26.250

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, geometric designs in imitation of woven oriental carpet or Indian blanket design. Printed in brown, Indian red, green and black on heavy embossed paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176160

Accession Number: 1985.26.433

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale, thick stemmed vine with stylized flowers, berries, and large, square shaped leaves. Printed in brown, tan, maroon, olive green, black, peach, and metallic gold overprinted with black diagonal lines and dots on an Indian red ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176161

Accession Number: 1985.26.434

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating stems of roses with pink, ochre and orange blossoms. Printed in two greys, green, pink, rose, ochre, tan, salmon, orange, beige, brown, and metallic gold on an embossed and polished, navy blue ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176162

Accession Number: 1985.26.435

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wide stripe of large-scale blossoms alternating with stripe of continuous berried vine with shields. Printed in imitation of tapestry in green, two blues, salmon, rust, brown, and two greys on an olive green ground and overprinted with a black screen pattern. Straight match.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176163

Accession Number: 1985.26.436

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, stylized flowers and berries printed against an imitation damask field and overprinted with black pinstripes. Printed in two blues, yellow, red, peach, tan, two taupes, brown and black on an olive green ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176164

Accession Number: 1985.26.437

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of roses, peonies, and carnations connected by garlands and supporting horns, lyre, bells and sheet music. Printed in two pinks and red on ungrounded paper. Drop match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176165

Accession Number: 1985.26.438

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large foliate scrolls entwined with oak leaves and acorns. Printed in brown, four greens, peach and burnt umber on a dark tan ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176166

Accession Number: 1985.26.439

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Imitation brocade of diagonal, diapered stripes interrupted by foliate scrolls framing a pineapple. Printed in red, orange, three blues, green, two browns, and metallic gold on a tan ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176167

Accession Number: 1985.26.44

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of stylized flowers and foliage ornamented with an ashlar pattern. Printed in two mauves, grey and metallic gold on embossed, ungrounded paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176168

Accession Number: 1985.26.442

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large baroque flowers with berries and metallic gold, geometric patterns on the foliage. Printed in two browns, tan, green and metallic gold on a polished and embossed, chartreuse ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176169

Accession Number: 1985.26.443

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of stylized sprigs on a diapered ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176170

Accession Number: 1985.26.444

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flower blossoms against a field of meandering, lace ribbons. Printed in pale yellow, mauve, grey, green, rust and taupe on ungrounded, embossed paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176171

Accession Number: 1985.26.445

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flowers framed by geometrically patterned arches. Printed in tan, metallic gold and black on a brown, embossed ground and varnished.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176172

Accession Number: 1985.26.446

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating stylized flower blossoms and lace fans bordered by rows of bead and reel and pendants. Printed in light peach, white, brown, yellow, metallic copper and gold on a light olive green embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176173

Accession Number: 1985.26.271

Wallpaper

Unused sample, incomplete repeat. Stylized floral elements, rendered flatly and arranged symetrically within scalloped frames. Printed in light blue, white, salmon, taupe and metallic gold on a beige, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176174

Accession Number: 1985.26.5

Wallpaper

Anglo-Japanese paper of stylized flowers, leaves, and geometric pattern. Prints in three browns, maroon, yellow, blue/grey, gold, and dark mustard on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176175

Accession Number: 1985.26.6

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