Historic New England

Wallpaper

Three partial rolls. Sphinx embellished with arabesques, separated by profile portrait bust within a circular medallion and two lionesses drinking from a fountain. Printed in orange, yellow, two blues, rose, pink, green and white.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179048

Accession Number: 1917.155A-C

Wallpaper

Partial roll of uncut borders. Repeating motif of a wreath inscribed within a square and framed by bands of husks with rosettes at the corners. Printed in yellow, ochre, tan, red, brown and grey.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179049

Accession Number: 1917.146

Wallpaper Roll

Roll of wallpaper border. Pink and red foliate scrolls with rosette terminals printed above and below row of grisaille ovals. Printed in two pinks, red, magenta, three greys, brown and white.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179050

Accession Number: 1917.149

Wallpaper Border

Unused roll of borders. Three grisaille plumes alternating with bouquet of foliage and entwined with a lace ribbon printed below a row of losenges and beads. Printed in two greys, white, two pinks, mauve, yellow, orange and burnt sienna.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179051

Accession Number: 1925.666

Wallpaper

Two rolls. Nude figure holding a staff alternating with snakes entwining the legs. Both motifs are framed by fluted columns and arches. Printed in pink, taupe, yellow and black.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179052

Accession Number: 1925.667

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Plant stucco design with rosettes and acanthus scrolls printed in yellow, ochre, tan, orange and two browns, wrapped by garland of grisaille flowers and bordered above and below by band of oak leaves and acorns.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179053

Accession Number: 1917.151AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of border. Pattern consists of rosettes alternating with crossed arrows intersecting with bow and calyx, edged with horizontal column of wheat sheaf. Printed in two browns, three greys and black. Straight repeat.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179054

Accession Number: 1917.154

Wallpaper

Three fragments of wallpaper from the Daniel Hough House in Labanon, New Hampshire. Two wide ceiling border fragments (A-B) with a pattern of horizontal stripe of roses over a background of lace with floral sprigs. Block printed in orange, pink, varnish green, black and white on blue ground.

Date: 1802-1807

Maker: Zechariah Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179055

Accession Number: 1966.411.1AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments of pastoral scenic paper. Prints in black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1785-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179056

Accession Number: 1921.333

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragments. Gold and yellow stylized floral elements enclosed within grey lattice on grey ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179057

Accession Number: 1922.21

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Stripe pattern. Vertical elipses framing stylized flower heads bordered by vetruvian scrolls. Printed in green, black, red, tan, ochre and beige on unground paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179058

Accession Number: 1911.110

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of scenery figure wallpaper. Pattern consists of strapwork framing scenes of rural life alternating with vignetttes of tools of learning, such as books, globe and telescope. Printed in green, grey, and brown on white, ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179059

Accession Number: 1911.78

Wallpaper

Fragments of wallpaper. Scenery paper of rabbit hunt and woman selling dead rabbits from a basket. Printed in two greens, brown, pink, rose, blue, beige and white on unground paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179060

Accession Number: 1911.147A-F

Wallpaper

Large fragment of trailing leaf, floral bouquet and strapwork stripe. Printed in three browns, grey, beige, red, pink, two greens, yellow, two blues on white satin ground.

Date: 1845-1859

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179061

Accession Number: 1911.107

Wallpaper

Fragment of rainbow wallpaper. Printed in ochre and yellow on blended red, yellow, blue satin ground on olive-green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179062

Accession Number: 1911.82

Wallpaper

Cut fragment of striped wallpaper. Consists of alternating green and white stripes with stylized leaf motifs printed in grey and dark green.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179063

Accession Number: 1911.111

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Pattern consists of vignettes of various fruits set within guilloche frame or platter over diapered ground. Printed in light and dark brown, white and green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179064

Accession Number: 1911.108

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized floral medallions separated by fretwork. Printed in ochre, white, green and black on beige ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179065

Accession Number: 1911.88

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Renaissance Revival gray strapwork ornamented with flowers and framing a green urn with a maroon bouquet. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179066

Accession Number: 1911.95

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Strapwork pattern printed in blue, taupe and brown on white ground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Blanchard and Rose (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 179067

Accession Number: 1911.81A-D

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Fragonnard-like pastoral vignettes separated by flowers, fruit, gardening tools and musical instruments. Printed in three blues, pink, rose, mauve, red, lavender, olive, tan and brown on unground paper.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179068

Accession Number: 1911.100A

Wallpaper

Fragment of Gothic Revival wallpaper. Pattern consists of niches with statuary, gothic arches, spires, and windows. Printed in three browns on polished, white ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179069

Accession Number: 1911.101

Wallpaper

Fragment of Scenery figure wallpaper representing the Crimean War, specifically the Siege of Sebastopol (1854-1855), alternating with portrait medallions of Lord Raglan and Lord Palmerston. Printed in brown, grey, red-orange, blue, white and black on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179070

Accession Number: 1911.103

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Bouquet of flowers in an urn flanked by Corinthian columns draped with floral garlands. Printed in white, brown, and black.

Date: 1898

Maker: Gregory & Brown Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 179171

Accession Number: 1917.142

Wallpaper

Unused samples of pastoral scenery figure paper. Repeating scene of four figures among goat, sheep and cows. Printed in five browns, orange, 3 blues, white, yellow, 5 greens on tan ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179172

Accession Number: 1917.141

Wallpaper

Two used fragments of landscape figure paper. Scene consists of two women seated at table (one possibly Psyche), being offered a gift by Cupid. Scene separated by laurel leaf (?) medallion inserted with rosette. Printed in green, brown, white with white diapered background on blue ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179173

Accession Number: 1974.362AB

Wallpaper Covered Basket Cover

Basket cover. Fragment. All over foliate design of ochre oak leaves on a field of dotted scrolls.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179174

Accession Number: 1932.2223b

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped design with flowers or foliage outlines with white dots. Printed in green, maroon and white on blue paper.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179175

Accession Number: 1982.278.1A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeated black tasseles on cinnamon (pink) ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179176

Accession Number: 1982.278.1B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating green and brown floral sprigs on unground paper.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179177

Accession Number: 1982.278.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Red and green floral sprigs framed by outlined white scrolls. Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179178

Accession Number: 1982.278.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale geometric design of eight-pointed stars framing squares in tan and alternating with blue crosses.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179179

Accession Number: 1982.278.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Appears to be diaper pattern in cream framed by stepped diamonds framing orange and green circular motifs. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179180

Accession Number: 1982.278.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over pattern of stylized tulips printed in olive, tan and mauve on beige/yellow ground. A bit of borer is attached.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179181

Accession Number: 1982.278.6

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow medallion design, printed in blended yellow, orange and red on blue ground paper.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179182

Accession Number: 1982.278.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. Scrolling foliate and strapwork design. Printed in three greys and blue on polished (?) white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179183

Accession Number: 1985.688.3AB

Wallpaper

Fragments. Green repeating drapery swags. The back of fragment "E" carries the Moses Grant Jr & Co stamp. Fragment "E" still attached to upper layers of paper 1985.688.2 and 1985.688.3.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 179184

Accession Number: 1985.688.1A-E

Wallpaper

Fragment. Trailing, flowering vine and sprigs in green on a cream ground. Part of a fragment which also includes wallpaper layer above, 1985.688.1, and above, 1985.688.3.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179185

Accession Number: 1985.688.2AB

Bandbox

Fragment. Lid of bandbox. Scene of the Erie Canal - the bridge at Little Falls. Small boat being pulled along the stone aqueduct by a horse. Small house and waterfall in foreground. Printed in red, pink, varnish green and white on a blue ground.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179186

Accession Number: 1949.73

Bandbox

Fragment. Lid to bandbox. Scene of two-story, colonnaded building with central tower and trees on roof - New York City Hall. Printed in red, white and varnish green on blue ground.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179187

Accession Number: 1949.74

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape of a harbor alternating with a view of Paris. Carriage drawn by four horses approaching a rusticated, arched gateway adjacent to a small harbor. Printed in two greens, three browns, tan, two blues, pink and grey on white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179188

Accession Number: 1930.1193

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern joined by lobed flowers with dots. Printed in blue, red, yellow and white on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179189

Accession Number: 1984.481.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Pattern of interlacing with stylized flowers. Printed in green on an unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179190

Accession Number: 1984.481.1

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Pattern composed of vignette of two birds (pheasants ?) sitting on nest of flowers, alternating with vignette of lilies and roses framed by garland of flowers. Prints in red, orange, white, blue, green, tan on a grey-green ground. "A" is end of roll.

Date: 1925-1970

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Caillard, Robert

GUSN: 179191

Accession Number: 1999.141

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls. (Second roll dimensions: 24 3/4 width; 21 3/8 printed width; 21 5/8 repeat height) Pattern composed of vignette of two parrots seated in lattice work fence near arbor; overlooking garden with balustrade; and over-scaled, long-stem rose rises ot the right. "C" is printed on white wo...

Date: 1920-1970

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Caillard, Robert

GUSN: 179192

Accession Number: 1999.138

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Pattern composed of vignette of two parrots seated on lattice fence near arbor, overlooking garden with balustrade and urn. An over-scaled, long-stem rose rises to the right. Printed in three greens, lavender, pink, white, red, two browns, dark grey on khaki-green ground. Pin marks are ...

Date: 1920-1970

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Caillard, Robert

GUSN: 179193

Accession Number: 1999.140

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Drapery swag edged with bead, cable and dentil stripes. Sprig diapered background. Prints in maroon flock, two reds, cream, olive green, pink on grey ground. Straight repeat. Pin holes are visible.

Date: 1920-1970

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Caillard, Robert

GUSN: 179194

Accession Number: 1999.137

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls. Drapery swag edged with cable, bead and dentil strips. Sprig diapered ground. End of roll -- Pin holes are visible. Printed in three greens, grey, green flock, metallic gold on beige ground.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Caillard, Robert

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179195

Accession Number: 1999.135AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of border paper. Pattern composed of stripes of bellflowers alternating with a quatrefoil. Printed in two greens, yellow on green ground. Printed on white, laid paper.

Date: 1920-1970

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Caillard, Robert

GUSN: 179196

Accession Number: 1999.142AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of border paper. Pattern composed of stripes of bellflowers alternating with a quatrefoil. Printed on brown, wove paper in two greens and yellow on green ground.

Date: 1920-1970

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Caillard, Robert

GUSN: 179197

Accession Number: 1999.142CD

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