Unused sample. Overlapping oriental vignettes printed in green, sage, two blues, purple, lavender, two pinks, black, brown, orange and yellow on unground paper. Drop repeat.
Date: 1900-1910
Maker: unknown
GUSN: 178835
Accession Number: 1923.315
Vignettes separated by birds, lush vegetation, architectural structures. Three greens, red, pink, orange, purple, white, brown, beige, aqua on unground paper.
GUSN: 178836
Accession Number: 1923.314
Wallpaper border fragment. Stylized striped ribbon pinched by beads with floral elements mid-way between the beads. Printed in tan, green, black, rust, brown on a tan ground.
Date: 1840-1850
GUSN: 178837
Accession Number: 1971.146B
Fragment. Three-dimensional Rococo strapwork with horizontal pin-striped surfaces. Flowers occur on some straps. Printed in dark and light grey on a white, satin ground.
GUSN: 178838
Accession Number: 1971.146A
Fragment. Rennaisance Revivial paper with strapwork design made of C-scrolls and cartouches and vertical columns. Printed in tan, two browns and two blues on a white, satin ground.
Date: 1850-1860
GUSN: 178839
Accession Number: 1950.597
Two wallpaper fragments. Classical pillar and arch motif with classical elements. On arch is egg and dart moulding. Bouquets of flowers hang from center of arch by ribbon. White and black on a grey ground.
Date: 1785-1800
GUSN: 178840
Accession Number: 1985.692A
Border with a simple, meandering, stylized leaf pattern. Printed in blue on a light grey ground.
GUSN: 178841
Accession Number: 1985.690B
Brocade wallpaper with stripes. The narrow stripes are embellished with ovals and pin dots. Meandering through the stripes are intertwined vines and ribbon gathered by sprigs and bow knots. Printed in blue, two whites and pink on an orange ground.
GUSN: 178842
Accession Number: 1985.690A
Wallpaper border fragment. Very simple pattern of an undulating line with stylized sprigs. Printed in black on a white ground.
Date: 1785-1790
GUSN: 178843
Accession Number: 1985.691B
This pastoral pattern depicts three vignettes that relate to prints and copperplate textiles of the period. The vignettes are lined up vertically. There is the couple with the rake, the standing shepherd with the seated woman and seated shepherd with a woman holding a basket of fruit. Each scene is ...
GUSN: 178844
Accession Number: 1985.691A
Border fragment. Spiral and leaf design. Attached to sidewall paper 1985.692A.
GUSN: 178846
Accession Number: 1985.692B
Fragment. Losenge pattern with foliate element in the center of each losenge. White printed on unground paper.
GUSN: 178847
Accession Number: 1914.15A
Fragments. Diamond and octagonal medallions with stylized foliage. Blended pink and white on unground blue paper
Date: 1825-1830
GUSN: 178848
Accession Number: 1914.15B
Wallpaper border fragment. Floral pattern, possibly daisies, printed in two shades of green flocking, two shades of grey, yellow, orange on a white ground.
Date: 1820-1830
GUSN: 178849
Accession Number: 1980.200
Fragment. Scene of a dove, with olive branch in its beak, atop bow and arrows. Printed in three greens, grey, black and white on a grey ground.
GUSN: 178850
Accession Number: 1980.199B
Fragment. Has part of the edge and trees seen in 1980.199A. Three shades of green, grey and black on a grey ground.
Date: 1810-1825
GUSN: 178851
Accession Number: 1980.199C
Used fragment of border. Leaf motif with striped edge (pattern indecipherable). Prints in two greys, two reds and white on grey ground.
GUSN: 178852
Accession Number: 1980.199D
Fragment. Landscape figure depicting a woman, in a rural setting, milking a goat. On the edge is a vertical, leafy stalk and next to it, a diamond pattern. Printed in three greens, grey, black and white on a grey ground.
GUSN: 178853
Accession Number: 1980.199A
Unused sample. Medallions inset with a basket of roses. Medallions are connected by floral trails and topped with bowed ribbon. Diapered background. Prints in two pinks, blue, tan, white, two greens on beige ground.
Date: 1930-1940
GUSN: 178854
Accession Number: 1955.298B
Fragment of trellis and floral wallpaper. Printed in red, pink, two greens, blue, white and black on white figured ground.
Date: 1920-1930
Material: paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 178855
Accession Number: 1955.299C
Unused sample. Allover dark brown, blue and green checks on ochre ground with fine, vertical, black lines imitating woven cloth.
Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 178856
Accession Number: 1974.367
Unused sample. Wide stripes with a stylized flower and leaf on either side with narrow stripes. With separate top and bottom borders. Printed in three ochres, two reds and two greens on a green ground.
Date: 1905-1915
Maker: Allen-Higgins Wall Paper Co. (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 178857
Accession Number: 1974.365A
Unused sanple. Bottom border, with matching top border (1974.365C), has a design of stylized, erect flowers alternating with leaves. Printed in three ochres, two reds and two greens on green ground.
GUSN: 178858
Accession Number: 1974.365B
Rolled fragments. Stylized stripe of grapevine, printed in blue.
GUSN: 178859
Accession Number: 1974.368
Unused sample. Allover, stylistic floral blossom repeat. Printed in tan over over field of five undulating black lines (in imitation of tapestry) on unground paper. Straight repeat.
Date: 1890-1910
Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 178860
Accession Number: 1974.364
Rolled sample. Trailing vine composed of overlapping bellflowers or husks sprouting stylized Baroque flowers. Printed in yellow in imitation of damask. Straight match.
Date: 1885-1890
Material: wallpapers
GUSN: 178301
Accession Number: 2000.1630
Partial roll. Heavily embossed paper in imitation of jute or burlap painted red and then gilded.
Date: 1880-1920
GUSN: 178302
Accession Number: 2000.163
Partial roll. Grid composed of stylized Art Nouveau lily motifs. Printed in pink, olive and blue on a field of tan, horizontal, dashed lines.
Date: 1895-1905
Maker: Gilbert W.P. Co. (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 178303
Accession Number: 2000.1635
Partial roll of plain, black paper.
Date: 1790-1810
GUSN: 178304
Accession Number: 2000.1636
Partial roll. Allover design of ferns and grasses. Printed in two light greens, white and metallic gold.
Date: 1880-1890
GUSN: 178305
Accession Number: 2000.1638
Partial roll of scenery figure paper. Repeating vignettes of a mounted figure feeding his horses before a well, a group of men hunting water fowl, and a woman standing in water speaking to a man on horseback. Printed in two greens, yellow, orange, blue, white, grey and maroon.
Date: 1845-1860
GUSN: 178306
Accession Number: 2000.1639
Partial roll. Allover pattern of repeating clusters of pink and blue blossoms framed by blue leaves. Overprinted with black, undulating lines on a liquid mica gold field. Straight match.
Date: 1925-1935
GUSN: 178307
Accession Number: 2000.1640
Cut sample, rolled. Large-scale, Baroque, stylized flower framed by scrolling foliage. Printed in yellow, ochre and metallic gold. Drop match.
Date: 1880-1895
GUSN: 178308
Accession Number: 2000.1641
Cut sample. Diapered and foliated cartouche draped with beaded swags connected to strapwork stripe. Printed in red and orange. Straight match.
Date: 1845-1855
GUSN: 178309
Accession Number: 2000.1644
Partial roll. Repeating vignettes of English sports; golf, tennis, riding, racing, rugby, cricket and racing. Printed in blue, yellow, orange, brown.
Date: 1895-1900
GUSN: 178310
Accession Number: 2000.1647
Partial roll of uncut borders. Repeating stylized flower blossoms in red, blues and brown, framed by C-scrolls and bordered above and below by repeating floral sprigs. Printed against a metallic gold field.
GUSN: 178311
Accession Number: 2000.169
Diaper pattern with floral medallion in the center of each losenge and separated by small diamonds. Printed in blue, red and white on an ungrounded paper.
Date: 1850-1865
GUSN: 178312
Accession Number: 2000.2216
School book covered with a wallpaper patterned with horizontal stripes. Wide stripes have ovals surrounded by diagonal pinstripes. Printed in black, green and white on a blue ground. This could be a stripe pattern, but more probably a sheet of uncut borders.
Date: 1795-1810
GUSN: 178313
Accession Number: 2000.2218
Rolled sample. Allover pattern of densely arranged, small-scale, grey leaves.
Date: 1870-1880
Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 178314
Accession Number: 2000.228
Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral border. Pattern consists of three rows of roses, in various sizes and groupings, alternating with architectural-type motifs, on a background with a gros-grain ribbon effect. Prints in two pinks, two greens, blue, brown, white on light pink ground.
Date: 1902-1923
GUSN: 178315
Accession Number: 2000.266
Unused sample. Floral pattern with broad stripes. Printed in white, two greys, two blues, olive, gold, red, two pinks and yellow on a silver/grey and silver/blue ground.
Date: 1885-1895
GUSN: 178316
Accession Number: 2000.2231
Unused sample. Quatrefoil, egg and dart design. Printed in orange, brown on beige ground.
GUSN: 178317
Accession Number: 2000.268
Unused sample. Large-scale grisaille roses, lilies, and poppies entwined with foliated scrolls. Printed in three grays and white on a pale pink ground.
GUSN: 178318
Accession Number: 2000.274
Unused sample. Striped design of notched "pipes" with repeating floral and twig motif. Printed in green and red on a white ground. Drop match.
GUSN: 178319
Accession Number: 2000.277
Fragment. Repeating sprays of roses whose stems are tied with a berried vine. Overprinted with a fine screen. Printed in pale yellow and light green on a green ground.
Maker: O D Case's Sons (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 178320
Accession Number: 2000.279A-D
Fragments (9 pieces). Renaissance Revival stripe. Cartouches framing flowers and allover diaper pattern. Printed blue and brown on unground paper.
Date: 1855-1865
GUSN: 178321
Accession Number: 2000.280A-I
Unused sample. Striped pattern. Printed in yellow on an ochre ground with liquid mica.
Date: 1900-1915
GUSN: 178322
Accession Number: 2000.281A-D
Wallpaper fragment. Anglo-Japanese style. Dense, overlapping foliage with flowers. Stylized flowers. Geometric framework of circles, triangles and squares. Printed in two greens, gold, black, silver-grey and magenta on a light olive ground.
GUSN: 178323
Accession Number: 2000.282
Unused sample. Allover floral design. Printed in maroon, orange, olive, black and gold on a khaki green ground.
GUSN: 178324
Accession Number: 2000.284
Unused sample. Large and small fleur-de-lis with irregular stripes. Printed in two greens, gold, silver and cream on an ochre ground.
GUSN: 178325
Accession Number: 2000.286