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
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
GUSN: 178750
Accession Number: 1992.781
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
GUSN: 178751
Accession Number: 1992.783
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
GUSN: 178752
Accession Number: 1992.785
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
Unused sample. Green stripes with white sprigs alternating with pink and liquid mica stripes on a pink ground. Straight match.
Date: 1935-1945
GUSN: 178754
Accession Number: 1992.796
Unused sample. Window pane checked paper. Printed in blue on white ground and varnished yellow.
Date: 1910-1925
GUSN: 178755
Accession Number: 1992.798
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)
GUSN: 178756
Accession Number: 1992.803
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)
GUSN: 178757
Accession Number: 1992.780
Unused wallpaper sample. Pink and blue, repeating floral medallions on a field of metallic gold daisies on a green, embossed ground.
Date: 1950-1955
GUSN: 178758
Accession Number: 1992.789
Unused sample. Small repeating vignettes of church and mill alternating with marblized rectangles on a field of green and liquid mica clouds. Printed in red, salmon, two blues, yellow, two greens, tans and black on pale yellow ground. Straight match.
Date: 1925-1935
GUSN: 178759
Accession Number: 1992.793
Unused wallpaper sample. Ochre, simple vine, stripe flanked by rows of dots alternating with liquid mica stripes against a grey and white floral damask field.
GUSN: 178760
Accession Number: 1992.786
Unused sample. Four or five repeating Currier & Ives vignettes. Scene of a farmyard, horse-drawn sleigh and steamboat, "The Natchez". Printed in blue, red, yellow and brown on a pale yellow ground. Straight repeat.
Date: 1937-1950
Maker: after Currier & Ives
GUSN: 178761
Accession Number: 1992.794
Unused sample. Repeating stylized flowers (tulips?) alternating vertically with metallic gold fleur-de-lis on a striped field. Printed in maroon, tan, metallic gold, green and copper on a beige ground. Striaght match.
Date: 1905-1910
Maker: Sears, Roebuck and Company (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 178762
Accession Number: 1992.799
Fragment. Vertical stripes of Renaissance Revival strapwork in brown and outlined in mauve flanking meandering vine with blue and pink blossoms. Printed on an ivory ground.
Date: 1845-1855
GUSN: 178764
Accession Number: 2000.394
Fragment. Allover design of grisaille flowers on a polished, yellow ground.
Date: 1825-1835
GUSN: 178765
Accession Number: 2000.395
Fragment. Framed vignette of a child resting and dog beneath a tree on a field of entwined fretwork. Printed in two browns, white, blue and green on a tan ground.
GUSN: 178766
Accession Number: 2000.396
Fragment. Floral-trail pattern with a meandering green vine spouting different flowers: carnations, clematis and peony blossoms. Printed in orange, red, pink, white and green on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.
Date: 1770-1785
GUSN: 178767
Accession Number: 1978.140A-F
Used wallpaper fragment. Trophy Paper. Pattern consists of vertical stripes behind bouquets and trophies of war, including shield, arrows and quiver, flag and sword. Prints in black and white on yellow ground.
GUSN: 178768
Accession Number: 1978.141.1A
Fragment. Landscape scene in grisaille of town with wooden bridges, framed by dense foliage and over printed with pattern of arcs.
Date: 1920-1925
Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 178769
Accession Number: 1978.148.6A-K
Fragment. Grisaille pillar and arch design of Corinthian columns supporting and egg & dart arch and framing an urn. A canopy and hanging cord with tassle are also visible. Printed on grey ground.
Date: 1785-1800
GUSN: 178770
Accession Number: 1978.142.1A-G
Fragment. Vertical stripe of stylized foliage with repeating trophies of war and floral bouquets. Printed in black and white on yellow ground.
GUSN: 178771
Accession Number: 1978.141
Large fragments of three layers of wallpaper. Uppermost layer is visible and described here. Dense pattern of stylized flowers, scrolling, overlapping, thorny vines and pin dots. Printed in two greens, ochre and light orange on a white ground.
Date: 1880-1890
GUSN: 178772
Accession Number: 1978.145.3A-K
Fragments. Trailing floral vine. Pink carnations and small, orange and blue, stylized flowers on a meandering, woody vine. Printed in pink, red, orange, blue and green on a light green ground.
GUSN: 178773
Accession Number: 1978.143A-F
Fragments. Ashlar paper is ochre with suggestion of marbling in white. Vertical coursing of blocks with plaster rosettes accented in green and brown.
Date: 1800-1810
GUSN: 178774
Accession Number: 1978.142.2A-D
Fragments. Dutch tiles. Urn flanked by swans standing on foliate scrolls within a rondell and alternating with floral element draped with swags and beading. Printed in blue on white ground.
Date: 1890-1900
GUSN: 178775
Accession Number: 1978.142.3A-I
Fragment. Ivory rosettes within circles separated by scrolls and palmettes and accented with green dots. Printed on beige ground.
GUSN: 178776
Accession Number: 1978.148.2A-J
Fragment. Geometric design in tan and white on peach colored paper. Fragment too small to decipher overall design.
Date: 1855-1865
GUSN: 178777
Accession Number: 1978.148.1
Fragment. Allover, stylized scroll elements in pink and white liquid mica on cream colored ground.
GUSN: 178778
Accession Number: 1978.148.3
Fragment. Tile design of stylized blue blossoms within provencals and notched circles. Printed in three blues and liquid mica on white ground, overprinted with a blue, dotted honeycomb pattern.
Date: 1895-1900
GUSN: 178779
Accession Number: 1978.148.4
Fragment. Large foliate elements within grid frames. Printed in dark blue and blue on white ground.
GUSN: 178780
Accession Number: 1978.148.5
Wallpaper fragment. Ivory rosettes within circles separated by scrolls and palmettes and accented with green dots. Printed on beige ground. Small fragments of the second layer of paper can be seen on one fragment. Samples of layers two and three missing.
GUSN: 178781
Accession Number: 1978.145.1A-G
Fragment. Allover design of entwined rose vine, tulips and flowering dogwood (?) bough. Printed in green, yellow, blue and red on a white ground.
Date: 1900-1915
GUSN: 178782
Accession Number: 2000.392.3
Fragment. Repeating bouquets of flowers with interwoven stems separated by sprigs. Reverse printed in dark green on a green, hatched ground.
GUSN: 178783
Accession Number: 2000.392.2
Fragment. Repeating yellow rosettes enclosed by scrolls and outlined with small, green dots. Printed on beige ground.
GUSN: 178784
Accession Number: 2000.392.1
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.
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