Historic New England

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. All over meandering floral vine with red, salmon, yellow, tan and white blossoms and smaller flowers and berries in light blue. Printed on pale yellow ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177842

Accession Number: 1915.141.7

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Repeating foliate scroll ornaments in ochre, tan and green liquid mica on a field of narrow green stripes over printed with brown pin-dots, all on a beige ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177843

Accession Number: 1915.141.8

Wallpaper

Fragment. Squares formed by white pinstripes and green and white grid at intersections with green and white flower blossoms on edge. Squares enclose white amorphous pin-dot shapes. Straight repeat.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177844

Accession Number: 1911.146

Wallpaper

Two fragments of leaves and cornucopia paper. Prints in blended red, ochre and green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177845

Accession Number: 1971.211

Wallpaper

Newspaper fragments. Section of 1875 classifieds and crime notices.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177846

Accession Number: 1915.141.11

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of three daisies and ormolu mounts. Printed in white, grey, ochre, light brown, black on a brown ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177847

Accession Number: 1972.108B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Geometric, stripe pattern with diamonds and stylized floral vines.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177848

Accession Number: 1972.108A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating pine cone or pineapple motif alternating with small flower. Printed in black and orange on a cinnamon ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177849

Accession Number: 2000.393

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragment. Alternating bouquets and vignettes of landscape with palms, river and mountains. Printed in yellow, olive, beige, pink and white on unground paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177850

Accession Number: 1971.59

Wallpaper

Hand blocked border. Gathered net design printed in orange, red and green.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177851

Accession Number: 1969.575.1B

Wallpaper fragment from the General Samuel McClellan House, South Woodstock, Connecticut. Red and pink flowers with green foliage surrounded by grey Rococo scrolls on polished white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177852

Accession Number: 1969.575.2

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border block-printed continuous rose vine. Printed in orange, pink, blue and two greens. A second flocked, floral border was installed on top of this one (see 1969.575.2b).

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177853

Accession Number: 1969.575.2a

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border. This is the second border, applied on top of the first, associated with the same sidewall paper (see 1969.575.2 and 1969.575.2a). Trailing white and pink rose vine. Leaves and thorns are flocked in two greens and tan. Vine is entwined by ribbon printed in two blues. Mar...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177854

Accession Number: 1969.575.2b

Wallpaper

Second layer of unseparated wallpaper sample. Alternating circular and octagonal panels framing figural composition, vertical division with stylized anthemia printed in green, white, red and yellow on grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177855

Accession Number: 1971.183.2

Wallpaper

Red and pink tropical birds with red, pink, and white flowers on green and ochre vine with palm-like foliage printed on white ground. (Undecipherable drop or straight match.)

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177856

Accession Number: 1971.183.1

Wallpaper

Block printed drapery paper. Stylized pink and white folds that alternate with green and black folds with ivy vines. Embellished with leaves and dots. Straight match. Printed on yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177857

Accession Number: 1969.575.1

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragment of partial sheet. Amorphous design, alternating with stylized foliate vine on striped paper. Printed in black, white and green on blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1802-1807

Maker: Zechariah Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177858

Accession Number: 1967.26

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grey and white marble pattern with maroon and black stripe with pink stylized floral elements.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177859

Accession Number: 1965.1.13

Wallpaper

Fragment. Geometric with some foliate elements printed in grey, white and black on grey ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177860

Accession Number: 1965.4.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover daisy sprays with white liquid mica silver stems. Printed in two yellows and white on a beige ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Howell & Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177861

Accession Number: 1965.4.12

Wallpaper

Fragments of imitation carved strapwork printed in two browns, ochre and black framing reverse-printed, stylized floral element in red and black on tan ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177862

Accession Number: 1965.1.15

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized anthemions with intertwining lines printed in tan, yellow and pink liquid mica on beige ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177863

Accession Number: 1965.1.17

Wallpaper

Three layers of wallpaper removed from the Ebenezer Clough House, in Boston, Massachusetts. The top, visible layer is printed with a foliate pattern of repeating leaves on a pindot background. Printed in green and red on a grey ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177864

Accession Number: 1965.3.2-.4

Wallpaper

Stripe pattern alternating between a meandering floral vine and a vertical pattern made of scrolled foliage and other foliate elements. Printed in green, red, brown on a yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Grant, Charles (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177865

Accession Number: 1965.3.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Leaf design in white and red on green ground.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177866

Accession Number: 1965.1.10

Wallpaper

Fragments. Turquoise foliate scroll on light blue ground.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177867

Accession Number: 1965.1.11

Wallpaper

Fragments. Geometric pattern of small octagons flanked by grape vine and cable stripe. Printed in grey, maroon and black on tan ground.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177868

Accession Number: 1965.1.12

Wallpaper

Alternating wide and narrow stripes. Wide stripe composed of vertical dashes in blue. Narrow stripe consists of cable design between brown and maroon bands.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177869

Accession Number: 1965.1.14

Wallpaper

Fragment. Band of continuous roses printed above a row of simplified daisy blossoms. Pritned in yellow on unground paper.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178176

Accession Number: 2000.278.10B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover tan and yellow, foliate scrolls with small, yellow flowers. Printed in tan, yellow, white and maroon on a beige background.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178177

Accession Number: 2000.278.11A

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Continuous yellow and tan, foliate scrolls with yellow flowers and outlined with maroon circles. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178178

Accession Number: 2000.278.11B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern formed by repeating black scrolled element framed by green brattishing and enclosed within losenges formed by stylized fleur-de-lis. Printed in black, ochre, green, yellow and liquid mica on a beige ground.

Date: 1900-1905

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178179

Accession Number: 2000.278.12

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating scrolled foliate elements on a diapered ground above a continuous row of quatrefoils outlined with brattishing. Printed in black, green, brown, yellow and liquid mica on a beige ground.

Date: 1900-1905

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178180

Accession Number: 2000.278.12B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover design of lavender, green, white and pink speckles on a beige ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178181

Accession Number: 2000.278.13A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating leaf motif framed by foliate scrolls and beading. Printed on a speckled field in grey, red white, lavender and green.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178182

Accession Number: 2000.278.13B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper formed by white lace losenge motif framed by blue sprigs on a pin-dot field. Printed on a grey ground.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178183

Accession Number: 2000.278.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Woodgrain stripes with centered, maroon strapwork design. Printed in maroon, orange and black on tan paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178184

Accession Number: 2000.278.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover design of bamboo poles and foliage. Printed in yellow, maroon, black and turquoise on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178185

Accession Number: 2000.278.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover design of meandering vine with stylized flowers and berries or unopened buds. Printed in black, maroon, and yellow on an olive green ground.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178186

Accession Number: 2000.278.6

Wallpaper

Fragment. Interlace design in maroon, green and yellow imitation mosaic. Printed on a beige ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178187

Accession Number: 2000.278.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, stylized flowers with scalloped-edged, scrolled foliage. Printed in red, maroon and pale yellow on an olive green.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178188

Accession Number: 2000.278.8

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating fleur-de-lis motifs connected by beaded garlands. Printed in yellow, ochre and liquid mica on a grey ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178189

Accession Number: 2000.278.9

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large, repeating fleur-de-lis motif above a row of bellflowers. Printed in ochre, yellow and liquid mica on a beige ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178190

Accession Number: 2000.279.9B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Geometric pattern of compartments with stylized foliage on flowers alternating with diamond shapes with flowers and pindots. Printed in blue and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178191

Accession Number: 2000.389

Wallpaper

Fragments. Ashlar pattern printed in brown and white on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178192

Accession Number: 2000.289.1AB

Wallpaper

Used fragment. Meandering peony and leaf pattern. Prints in green, metallic gold, red, pink, brown on light green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178193

Accession Number: 2000.351

Wallpaper

Fragment. Marble tile pattern on octagons with stags enclosed by wreaths and small square tiles. Printed in brown, tan, green, white and tan on a beige ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178195

Accession Number: 2000.365