Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Small stylized taupe vine bordered by white and green horizontal bands. Printed on green-grey ground.

Date: 1934-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177113

Accession Number: 1969.796C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover repeated geometric elements composed of paterae within interlaced rectangular frames. Printed in blue and white on unground paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177114

Accession Number: 1969.583.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over neoclassical rosettes surrounded by foliate scrolls and bead garland. Printed in green and metallic gold on white ground.

Date: 1890

Maker: Warren Fuller and Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177115

Accession Number: 1969.583.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Morning glory sprigs on a green ground with dashes. Printed in blue, orange, green and brown.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177116

Accession Number: 1969.583.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe. Broad rinceaux alternating with narrower losenges with centered rosettes.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177117

Accession Number: 1969.584.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stripes in brown and black with yellow geometric patterned squares alternating with vertical stripe of naturalistic flowers and grasses.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177118

Accession Number: 1969.584.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe. Geometric green and orange bands flanking dark brown palmettes on unground paper, and alternating with reverse printed, allover stylized leaves.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177119

Accession Number: 1969.584.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Overall baroque floral in imitation of cut velvet. Mustard, red, white on a yellow-green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177120

Accession Number: 1969.578.11A

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern. Allover grid of octagons and circles printed in green and two lavenders with gold dust on a light green ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177121

Accession Number: 1969.596A

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Urn with fruit flanked by foliate scrolls and cornucopia. Printed in five shades of brown and accented with metallic gold on a brown flocked ground.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177122

Accession Number: 1940.976B

Unused wallpaper sample. Medium-sized meandering leaves and branches with some berried terminals. Printed in ochre, tan, rust and metallic gold and silver on beige ground embossed with basket weave texture. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1901

Maker: Warren Fuller and Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177123

Accession Number: 1969.594

Wallpaper

Fragment. Balustrade in grisaille with blue ground. Probably dado paper.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177124

Accession Number: 1969.589

Wallpaper

Brown, green, white on a gold ground. Rhonish landscape; castle atop riverside crag. Imitation leather.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177125

Accession Number: 1969.605

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Continuous band of grey flowers and reddish-brown berries with yellow centers. Printed on a dark brown ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177126

Accession Number: 1969.580.4B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe. Continuous vertical stripe of roses in brown, tan and maroon alternating with stripe of white flowers on grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177127

Accession Number: 1969.580.4A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diagonal grid of stylized floral cartouches separated by fleur-de-lis. Printed in maroon, gold, olive and light green on ground with horizontal pinstripes.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177128

Accession Number: 1969.581.2

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Allover, stylized snowflake-type floral. Pale yellow, tan and red on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177129

Accession Number: 1969.581.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Woodgrain paper in tan and ochre.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177130

Accession Number: 1969.581.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small sprig set off by strapwork, against a vaguely Gothic grid background. Printed in blue, brown and green on a white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177131

Accession Number: 1969.585.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Initmation of cut velvet, diagonal grid of scrolled cartouche forms. Painted in two greens, olive green, mint green and black on unground, buff colored paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177132

Accession Number: 1969.581.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Foliate C-scrolls in white green and red on unground? paper.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177133

Accession Number: 1969.585.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral in pink, maroon, olive green and yellow on a grey (once white?) ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177134

Accession Number: 1969.585.1

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Birds flying amongst flowers, branches and tall grass.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177336

Accession Number: 1968.39

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral stripe. Blue roses on a zig-zag pin-stripe ground. Unground paper.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177337

Accession Number: 1968.40.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral and foliage design densely arranged over a green field. Printed in red, yellow, light blue, black and green on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177338

Accession Number: 1968.40

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover yellow floral design, look like wild strawberries in bloom (?). Printed on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177339

Accession Number: 1968.44.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical grey stripe with vine bearing orange and green leaves flanked by beading and alternating with wider plain stripe on white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177340

Accession Number: 1968.44.1

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper border. Intersecting line leaf motif. Prints in black, brown and tan on white ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177341

Accession Number: 1968.45.1B

Wallpaper

Two fragments of allover, stylized floral patterned paper. Printed in blue and green on beige ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177342

Accession Number: 1968.45.2B

Wallpaper

Two fragments of allover, stylized floral patterned paper. Prints in green and yellow on beige ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177343

Accession Number: 1968.45.2A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Vertical striped pattern with horizontal pinstripes. Vertical meandering vine with flowers or berries. Printned in green, brown, orange and white on a grey or blue ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177344

Accession Number: 1968.45.4A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical striped pattern with horizontal pinstripes. Vertical meandering vine with flowers or berries. Printed in green, brown, orange, white on a grey or blue ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177345

Accession Number: 1968.45.4B

Wallpaper

Fragments. The sidewall piece is a striped pattern with a spray or bouquet of flowers of daisies in the wide space between stripes. The stripes have geometric diamond shapes. Printed in green, black, orange and grey on cream ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177346

Accession Number: 1968.45.3

Wallpaper

Two fragments of aesthetic style border. Pattern consists of stylized fan and floral motifs. Prints in yellow, reds, maroon, white and black on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177347

Accession Number: 1968.45.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Indecipherable pattern. Printed in olive, red and black.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177349

Accession Number: 1968.45.4C

Wallpaper

Eight fragments of wallpaper. Tossed leaf pattern printed in brown and black on a white ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177350

Accession Number: 1968.45.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Densely arranged foliage with berries and floral design with asymetrical strapwork scrolled elements. Printed in metallic gold and olive with fine vertical black lines over design.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177351

Accession Number: 1968.41

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe, solid blue stripe alternating with stripe of running vine beads and foliage elements on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177352

Accession Number: 1968.42

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover foliate design with leaves and vaguely seaweed-looking forms. Printed in red, yellow and green on grey ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177353

Accession Number: 1968.43

Wallpaper

Five fragments. Pattern is hard to decipher. Stylized leaves and berries or flowers. Printed in orange, green and black on a white ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177354

Accession Number: 1968.47

Wallpaper

Fragments. Large-scale floral and foliate vine with fruit, possibly pomegranates. Stenciled in pink, orange, two greens, yellow and block-printed in black.

Date: 1712-1740

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177355

Accession Number: 1969.225

Wallpaper

Fragment. Festoon border. Drapery swags in white imitation damask ornamented with beading and floral garlands. Printed in pink, two greens, tan, brown and burnt sienna on white ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177356

Accession Number: 1969.226B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diagonal vine with red dots separated by row of repeated green dots. Printed on white ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177357

Accession Number: 1969.226

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pinecone framed by grapevine and connected by vertical foliate elements. Printed in lavender, red and orange on unground paper.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177358

Accession Number: 1969.224

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern. Losenges have leafy vine edges. Inside is a bouquet of roses and floral vines framing the bottom. Printed in two browns and white on a pea green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177359

Accession Number: 1969.218C

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral sprays with berries on sprig field. Printed in magenta and light purple, two greens and two greys on white ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177360

Accession Number: 1969.218K

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral stripe with yellow and white daisies and small orange and red flowers, alternating with yellow and olive stripes of imitation moire edged with palmettes. Printed on light olive ground.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177361

Accession Number: 1969.218L

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Pieces of "Monuments of Paris". Leaf bough and boughs and bushes surrounding an embankment and other piece is of tree foliage. Printed in 4+ greens and three browns on a pale green ground.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: Dufour, Joseph (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177362

Accession Number: 1969.227