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Wallpaper Hanging Instructions

Fragment of wallpaper roll with the following printed on the label: "INSTRUCTIONS FOR HANGING PRESSED PAPERS Take one roll at a time and cut into requisite strips. Then paste said strips, using very heavy paste thereto, working it well into the paper but not allowing the strips to saok too long. Now...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178720

Accession Number: 1978.199D

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foliage and flowers. Printed in two greens, two browns and gold on a light brown ground. Pebble embossed.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Warren Fuller and Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178721

Accession Number: 1978.199AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Scrolling foliage. Printed in white, cream, charcoal, liquid mica and brown on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178722

Accession Number: 1978.202.2A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Undecipherable pattern. Pin dots. Printed in black and grey with liquid mica.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178723

Accession Number: 1978.202.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Undecipherable (foliage?). Printed in cream and copper and silver on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178724

Accession Number: 1978.202.1AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Frieze with floral swags, scrolling acanthus leaves, fretwork and floral bouquets. Printed in light green, silver on a white ground. Embossed.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178725

Accession Number: 1978.186

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral paper with central bunch of flowers framed by acanthus leaves and strapwork. Embossed. Printed in white on a light green ground with liquid mica.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178726

Accession Number: 1978.187

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Floral paper with scrolls and undulating ribbon. Printed in cream on a light pink ground with liquid mica.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178727

Accession Number: 1978.189

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Small floral pattern with foliage. Printed in grey and gold on a pinkish-tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178728

Accession Number: 1978.192

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Delicate floral vines with scrolled leaves. Printed in two greens, two blues, orange, white and gold on a white ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178729

Accession Number: 1978.193

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, thin, horizontal and vertical stripes. Printed in white on light tan ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178730

Accession Number: 1978.194

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Border with bead and spindle, flowers and beads draped around a column, horse shoe shapes and beading. Printed in light beige, beige, cream, brown and light brown on a beige, moire ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178731

Accession Number: 1978.195

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Striped paper with a meandering floral vine and imitation fabric with ornamental beading. Printed in three pinks, lavender, three greens, cream and white on light, pale pink ground with mica.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178732

Accession Number: 1978.196

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern of fleur-des-lis. Large central fleur-des-lis is embellished with acanthus leaves. Printed in beige, tan, brown and gold on a light brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178733

Accession Number: 1978.197

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern formed by white lace leaves enclosing pink morning glories with blue leaves on a cinnamon ground.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178734

Accession Number: 1986.1640

Wallpaper

Fragment. Scalloped border supporting stylized leaves. Printed in white on black.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178735

Accession Number: 1986.1639

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern framed by grey, twelve-pointed stars enclosing blue roses or blue stripes. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178736

Accession Number: 1971.2196

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three rows of uncut floral borders. Perforated for trimming. Printed in two pinks, blue, white, green, grey, ochre and black on a beige, foliate damask ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178737

Accession Number: 1992.782

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Embossed paper printed with wash of colors in no discernable pattern. Pritned in brown, green and orange on a white ground.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178738

Accession Number: 1992.787

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, foliated, rococo scrolls. Printed in cream, ivory, metallic silver, green and gold on a grey ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178739

Accession Number: 1992.790

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating cluster of rose blossoms on a grey foliate stripe alternating with wide stripes with sprigs. Printed in two pinks, fuschia, two greens, grey and liquid mica pin dots on an ivory ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: S. A. Maxwell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178740

Accession Number: 1992.778

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Varnished tile paper. Alternating foliate and rosette designs in blue and yellow and grey. Varnished on white ground.

Date: 1925-1940

Maker: Janeway & Carpender (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178741

Accession Number: 1992.779

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover pattern of blossoming twigs. Cherry or crabapple blossoms printed in two pinks, rose, two greens, taupe and yellow on an embossed, beige ground. Drop match,

Date: 1934-1945

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178742

Accession Number: 1992.797

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern framed by green dotted losenges with red rosettes at the intersections enclosing green four-petaled flower. Printed in red and two greens on a white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178743

Accession Number: 1992.792

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of oak, maple, chestnut and poplar leaves in autumn colors: salmon, green, taupe and dark gray on a pale yellow ground. Straight match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178744

Accession Number: 1992.788

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover Chinoiserie design of large peony plant and blossoming tree with pagoda. Printed in green on a white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178745

Accession Number: 1992.791

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of waterlillies in bud and bloom set against swirls and bubbles depicting water. Prints in two pinks, two greens, blue, gray on light yellow ground. Varnished.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178746

Accession Number: 1992.802

Wallpaper

Unused sample of frieze wallpaper. Large fleur-de-lis set within ogee-shaped motif surrounded by scrolled foliage alternating with a smaller motif. Prints in pink, white, two greens, metallic gold, metallic copper and mauve. Pebble-textured paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178747

Accession Number: 1992.800

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of fleur-de-lis set within an ogee-shaped motif surrounded by C-scroll foliage. Printed in white, pink, green, metallic copper, beige on mauve, pebble-textured ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178748

Accession Number: 1992.801

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Striped design consisting on simple entwined berried vine, separated by narrow stripes of liquid mica and alternating with stripe of entwined yellow roses. Printed in yellow, white and turquoise on a pale green ground.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178749

Accession Number: 1992.777

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover, densely arranged foliate design overprinted with fine, white, vertical lines and metallic gold, horizontal lines to give the appearance of a brocade. Printed in two browns, beige, rose, indian red and two blues on a taupe ground. Drop match.

Date: 1935-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178750

Accession Number: 1992.781

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating flower pots on shelves. Printed in green, red and grey gingham checks on a grey, diapered field and a white ground.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178751

Accession Number: 1992.783

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Entwined stiff-leaf vine and beading with blossoms at the intersections on a field of liquid mica. Printed in tan, brown and yellow on a beige ground.

Date: 1935-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178752

Accession Number: 1992.785

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Bunches of white and grey roses with stems printed in three greens and black on a light green gound. Straight match.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Gilbert W.P. Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178753

Accession Number: 1992.795

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Green stripes with white sprigs alternating with pink and liquid mica stripes on a pink ground. Straight match.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178754

Accession Number: 1992.796

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Window pane checked paper. Printed in blue on white ground and varnished yellow.

Date: 1910-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178755

Accession Number: 1992.798

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern consists of trees in a background with larger-scale garlands of roses and ribbons in the foreground. Prints in two pinks, red, three greens, two greys on light green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Standard Papers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178756

Accession Number: 1992.803

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating still life of dishes, vase and flowers on Hoosier-like cupboard. Printed in red, pink, grey and liquid mica on a beige ground.

Date: 1934-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178757

Accession Number: 1992.780

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Border composed of daisy blossoms in peach, brown, tan and metallic gold over a white Greek key on a grey field and printed below brown, three-lobed, foliate forms on dark brown flock.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178603

Accession Number: 1982.275

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped paper. Vertical bands of cable, beading and guilloche in white with red sprig.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178604

Accession Number: 1930.1749

Wallpaper

Fragment. Gothic architecture with framed views; one of a town, the second of four figures in conversation. Printed in two greens, grey and white on green ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178605

Accession Number: 1923.544

Bandbox

Long, oval bandbox (A) with lid (B). Papered with an allover foliate pattern with black pindot stems. On lid is also allover, small, stylized leaves palmette in form and outlines in small pindots, connected to each other by thin stems. Printed in black, white, and green on a green ground. Bottom pap...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), pasteboard (paper)

GUSN: 178606

Accession Number: 1931.66.5AB

Wallpaper

Large flowers against dense leaves. Gray, two greens, yellow and white printed on reddish brown ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178607

Accession Number: 1917.159B

Wallpaper

Large scale floral, two greens, red, yellow printed on green-white.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178608

Accession Number: 1917.159

Wallpaper

Overall embossed pattern on ungrounded paper with liquid mica. Pattern appears to be fountains and flowers.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178609

Accession Number: 1985.762.1

Wallpaper

Cartouche made of C-scrolls and S-scrolls. Bouquets of roses and floral vines in red, two pinks, two greens, white on a tan ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178610

Accession Number: 1985.762.2

Wallpaper

11 fragments. Tan and dark brown printed on a brown ground. The fragments show scrolls, bellflowers and beads as decorative elements.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178611

Accession Number: 1985.763

Wallpaper

Flowers, stylized leaves, strings of beads in the background. Medallions with bouquets in foreground. Red, peach, pink, brown, metallic, white on a light brown ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178612

Accession Number: 1985.764

Wallpaper

Fragment. Section of landscape figures. Lovers in medieval dress before a priest. Appears to be marriage scene. Possibly Romeo, Juliet and Fra Laurence.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178613

Accession Number: 1955.224

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gothic octagonal tower ornamented with scrolls and flanked by pater stripe. Printed in brown, blue and white on a beige ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178614

Accession Number: 1955.225A