Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral elements in green and white with white foliate scrolls and small green floral medallion. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177000

Accession Number: 1967.189.2

Fragment. Oval medallion edged in continuous wave scrolls enclosing red and green diamond and quatrefoil ornament and alternating with red and green losenge. Ground field composed of foliate design outlined in blue pindots on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177001

Accession Number: 1967.189.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe of grey narrow horizontal bands alternating with vertical vine stripe edged in green dots. Printed on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177002

Accession Number: 1967.189.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Floral stripe of green and maroon rose sprigs tied with meandering ribbon and bordered by green and maroon cable, alternating with stripe of green horizontal bands with scalloped edges. Printed on white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177003

Accession Number: 1967.189.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe. Small purple and green grape vine alternating with white woodgrains. Printed on buff or unground paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177004

Accession Number: 1967.189.6

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized three-petaled blossoms set into salmon Neo-Grecian or Arabesques on a blue field.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177005

Accession Number: 1967.189.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over roses and foliage printed in orange, rust, brown and green on an olive ground

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177006

Accession Number: 1967.189.8

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Stylized foliage - medallion. Printed in green on yellow field.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177007

Accession Number: 1967.189.1

Wallpaper

Four wallpaper fragments. Medallion pattern (made of floral and foliate wreaths) with a daisy in the center. Medallon is surrounded by rinceaux. Printed in pink, red, yellow and beige on a green ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177008

Accession Number: 1967.193.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Flowers on a branch with scrolling foliage. Pindots provide a shading effect. Printed in two blues, brown, tan and red on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177009

Accession Number: 1967.193.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with diamonds inside each losenge enjoined by four-pointed ornament embellished with diamond embrattishing. Printed in orange, purple, light green, grey and white on a natural unground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177010

Accession Number: 1967.193.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Background field has an allover pattern of small ovals with a rose bush. Edged by a vertical column of a vine with leaves and a band of rose bunches separated by a rectangular cell of colored dots. Printed in pink, red, two greens and white on a natural ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177011

Accession Number: 1967.193.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with concentric diamonds and flowers. Printed in purple, brown-red and peach on a white unground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177012

Accession Number: 1967.196B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with concentric diamonds and flowers. Roller printed in purple, green, brown and light blue on a white unground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177013

Accession Number: 1967.196A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Design of six-sided cells with rosette inside. Diamonds, with fleurions inside, separate the cells. Printed in red, taupe, white and brown on a light brown ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177014

Accession Number: 1967.204.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with scalloped lines and pin dots. Inside each losenge is a three-lobed form with jagged edges and enclosed is a fleur-de-lis type ornament. Printed in blue, pink, orange-yellow, red and light blue on a white ground.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177015

Accession Number: 1967.204.1

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover, white, foliate scroll with two color green chrysanthemums. Printed on a white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177016

Accession Number: 1967.172

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Reproduction of a rainbow paper in two greens, grey, yellow on ungrounded paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177017

Accession Number: 1967.175

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of fruit set in coffered octagonals. Fruit motif consists of pomegranates, pinecone and apples. Printed in light and dark greys, and blue on green ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177018

Accession Number: 1967.180

Wallpaper

Fragment. Unused sample. Reform style diaper pattern. Stylized floral element in green, purple and orange enclosed by white provencals. Straight repeat.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177019

Accession Number: 1967.185

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with overlapping lines forming the losenges. Within each losenge are stylized four-lobed flowers with flower in the center. Printed in soft pink, green, orange and red on a white ground.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177020

Accession Number: 1967.186

Wallpaper

Fragment. Faded diaper pattern with leaf and floral ornament. Inside each losenge is a four-lobed shape with stylized flowers. Printed in two purples, green, two browns on an unground paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177021

Accession Number: 1967.188

Wallpaper

Fragment. All ver foliate pattern (leaves are printed with pattern, i.e. horizontal lines, scales, etc.) Printed in grey, green and white on a white ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177022

Accession Number: 1967.190

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, thin, vertical stripes in background field. In foreground are bouquets framed by vines and alternates with sprigs. Printed in blue, white, brown on an ungrounded pink paper.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177023

Accession Number: 1967.191

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Marble tiles. Diagonal grid of octagons and rectangles printed in blue and grey veining with brown outlines on grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177024

Accession Number: 1967.192

Wallpaper

Fragment. Pattern of strapwork, with recesses filled with repeating circles and squares. Seaweed and acanthus leaves.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177025

Accession Number: 1967.194

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover diaper pattern. Printed in red, green and grey-blue on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177026

Accession Number: 1967.197

Wallpaper

Six framgents. Large scrolls, maybe strapwork, with foliage. Scrolls are embellished with dots and a weave pattern. Printed in green, red-brown, taupe on a white unground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177027

Accession Number: 1967.198

Wallpaper

Three fragments. Guilloche pattern embellished with beads and floral vines. Printed in blue and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177028

Accession Number: 1967.199

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with scrolling foliage in the edges of each losenge. Enclosed in losenge is a floral and foliate bunch. Each cell is joined by a medallion that looks like a patera, with a spring inside. Printed in red, blue, green and pink on a natural unground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177029

Accession Number: 1967.200

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. The pattern seems to be some sort of concave framework. Printed in blue, black, brown and white on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177030

Accession Number: 1967.201

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral paper with pink roses, cherries and stylized sprigs. Printed in two pinks, green printed on a polished grey ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177031

Accession Number: 1967.202

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with diamond losenges and joined by flowers. Rollerprinted in blue and brown on a brown ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177032

Accession Number: 1967.203

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. One fragment has vertical stripe element with flower petals aligned. Other fragment with thin horizontal lines with pin dots outlining triangle of diamond shapes. Printed in two blues, white and black on a light blue ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177033

Accession Number: 1967.205

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of border. Pattern consists of horizontal stripe of meandering vine and oak leaf and acorns alternating with larger leaf, edged at top and bottom with solid stripes. Printed in brown, light and dark orange and grey on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177034

Accession Number: 1967.207

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, diaper pattern. Diamond losenges are formed by cords joined by small medallions. Sprigs are in the center of each losenge. Printed in two blues, two browns and beige on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177035

Accession Number: 1967.216

Bandbox

Paper fragments removed from band box. Allover floral pattern of tulips and roses with decorative feathered bird. Printed in two pinks, white and varnish green on unground grey paper.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177036

Accession Number: 1967.171.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Ashlar block with raised marble panels. Printed in white, tan, blue, grey and two browns on polished buff ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177037

Accession Number: 1967.195

Wallpaper

Border sample. Pattern of rosettes in the center of a sectional circle alternating with thick vertical lines. Framed on top and bottom by a band of circles or beads. Black flock on a gold ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176738

Accession Number: 1971.26B

Wallpaper

Border sample. Pattern of interlacing and quatrefoils with a row of beading. Purple background of border is flocked. Printed in three shades of purple, yellow, sand, light brown and chesnut on a beige ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176739

Accession Number: 1971.26C

Wallpaper

Flocked border sample. Pattern of scrolling foliage and vertical pinstripes. Printed in wine flock, grey, gold mica on a blue ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176740

Accession Number: 1971.26A

Bandbox

Bandbox (lid is broken and remains inside) with wallpaper depicting a diaper pattern made of stylized vines and flowers in each losenge. Printed in green, white and red on an unground paper.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176741

Accession Number: 1917.813AB

Bandbox

Small, wooden, oval bandbox. Paper depicts a repeating pattern of leaves or ovals in a symmetrical organization with dots in the background. Printed in ochre and pink on a white ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176742

Accession Number: 1926.482AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over foliage pattern. Maple (?) leaves reverse printed in brown with pin-dot ground on unground paper. Used on shelf. Straight repeat.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176743

Accession Number: 1930.1617

Bandbox

Fragment of landscape figure wallpaper. Scene shows classically dressed female figure playing a lute while cupid dances in front of a fruit tree. Printed in green, black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176744

Accession Number: 1930.1620

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe of roses, pansies and violets alternating with stripe of foliate scrolls. Printed in three blues, pink, purple, two greens, brown and black.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176745

Accession Number: 1930.1623

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wood-grained paper imitating oak planks. Printed in brown and white on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176746

Accession Number: 1968.52

Wallpaper

Unused frieze sample. Large and small alternating oak leaf and acorn wreaths surrounding torches tied together with bow knots and ribbon. Printed on a field of stylized, metallic gold medallions. Printed in crimson, two pinks, metallic gold, two greens and ivory on a deep rose ground printed to appe...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176747

Accession Number: 1968.58

Wallpaper

Unused sample of striped paper consisting of narrower, decorated band alternating with meandering vine. Printed in green, brown, red, gold and grey on white, ribbed-textured ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176748

Accession Number: 1968.59

Wallpaper

Sample of reform-style paper. Pattern consists of losenge-shape shield (?) topped with fleur-de-lis, floral motif in center. Printed in grey, red, blue and gold on a brown ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176749

Accession Number: 1968.60

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