Historic New England

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178774

Accession Number: 1978.142.2A-D

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178775

Accession Number: 1978.142.3A-I

Wallpaper

Fragment. Ivory rosettes within circles separated by scrolls and palmettes and accented with green dots. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178776

Accession Number: 1978.148.2A-J

Wallpaper

Fragment. Geometric design in tan and white on peach colored paper. Fragment too small to decipher overall design.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178777

Accession Number: 1978.148.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, stylized scroll elements in pink and white liquid mica on cream colored ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178778

Accession Number: 1978.148.3

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178779

Accession Number: 1978.148.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large foliate elements within grid frames. Printed in dark blue and blue on white ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

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.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178781

Accession Number: 1978.145.1A-G

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178782

Accession Number: 2000.392.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating bouquets of flowers with interwoven stems separated by sprigs. Reverse printed in dark green on a green, hatched ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178783

Accession Number: 2000.392.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating yellow rosettes enclosed by scrolls and outlined with small, green dots. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178784

Accession Number: 2000.392.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale floral design of tulips or peonies in tan, pink, and red with smaller blue flowers and foliage in two greens on a white cross-hatched field on unground paper.

Date: 1890-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178785

Accession Number: 1978.146

Wallpaper Fragments

Twenty-four fragments of Chinoiserie wallpaper. Chrysanthemums and juniper-like tree bough with peacock printed in two blues against a white lattice on grey ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178786

Accession Number: 1978.147

Wallpaper

Three fragments of allover twining foliage. Large-scale leaves in green and tan and dark brown pin dots. Printed on polished, white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178787

Accession Number: 1978.141.2A-D

Wallpaper

Fragments. Border. Continuous, meandering floral vine printed in two pinks, orange, red, blue, and green on a light green ground.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178788

Accession Number: 1978.144AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover design of rosettes and wreaths framed by circles and squares on a field of blossoms. Printed in green, pale yellow and red on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: Howell & Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178789

Accession Number: 1997.102

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover, scrolling foliage and small flowers separated by meandering lace ribbon. Printed in metallic gold, peach and pale yellow on a yellow ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178790

Accession Number: 1997.100AB

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover design of pink roses (?) and blue and yellow flowers on a beige ground with brown pin dots.

Date: 1925-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178791

Accession Number: 1997.101A-F

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover, metallic gold, rococo scrolls framing rose bouquets. Printed in peach, tan and green on an ivory ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178792

Accession Number: 1997.103A-H

Wallpaper

Fragments. Liquid mica scrolls outlined in metallic gold and entwined with a vine with yellow daisies.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178793

Accession Number: 1997.104A-H

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Allover design of scrolling foliage and flowers printed in liquid mica, olive green, maroon and ochre on a pale yellow ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178794

Accession Number: 1997.97

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Allover floral design in ochre and orange on a light yellow ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178795

Accession Number: 1997.99

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover foliage in olive green and red on a pale green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178796

Accession Number: 1997.105A-C

Wallpaper

Garden Scene with birds, statue of Apollo, bridge and domed pavillion. Black and white printed on a grey ground.

Date: 1786-1800

Maker: Appleton Prentiss (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178797

Accession Number: 1919.597

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pillar and arch design. Full repeat shows two columns with shields and flags supporting a gothic arch which frames three figures in classical dress beneath a canopy. Printed in black and white on a blue ground.

Date: 1786-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178798

Accession Number: 1998.6374

Wallpaper

Vertical stripe with metallic and embossed neoclassical arabesques and bouquets. Black, mauve, white, purple, yellow, metallic gold on a tan ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178800

Accession Number: 1971.186

Wallpaper

Meandering ribbon-like form with foliage. Green, white, ochre on a grey ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178801

Accession Number: 1916.323

Wallpaper

Fragment mounted on fabric netting. Blue sky with clouds. The dark blue has been handpainted. White and gray printed on a light blue ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178802

Accession Number: 1919.351

Wallpaper

Fragment. Wide, alternating pink and yellow stripes over which is printed by white floral meander.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178803

Accession Number: 1973.115.2

Wallpaper Border

Border fragment. Interwoven delicate floral vines edged by a row, top and bottom, of egg and dart pattern. Orange, black and varnish green printed on a light blue ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178804

Accession Number: 1973.115.1B

Wallpaper

Large, stylized floral pattern. Red and white printed on a grey ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178805

Accession Number: 1973.115.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized scrolling foliate elements with iris-like flower forms. Printed in yellow, pink and brown on a beige ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178806

Accession Number: 1972.185

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with a grid pattern formed by foliate vertical divides and feathered horizontal divides. Within the squares are a variety of motifs including a floral wreath (or ring) with an arrow through the center, grapes, cherries, lillies, an urn, and an open box. Printed in gray, pink, oliv...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178807

Accession Number: 1972.186

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Hand blocked trailing vine with tendrils and cone shapes sprouting single leaf. Printed in red, blue and black on pale blue ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178808

Accession Number: 1972.24A

Wallpaper border

Wallpepr border fragment attached to 1972.24A. Floral design with two white flowers (roses?) alternating with cluster of orange/red blossoms with blue foliage. Printed on blue-gray ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178809

Accession Number: 1972.24B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Scenery paper? Green foliage? with blue sky? ground. Sample too small to decipher image.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178707

Accession Number: 1983.177.3

Wallpaper

Fragment, tapestry, large scale design. Printed in blue, rust, green and tan on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178708

Accession Number: 1983.177.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern composed of white stylized floral elements and dot in center of each diamond. Printed on light blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178709

Accession Number: 1983.177.1

Wallpaper

Fragments. Brown medallion alternating with cock surrounded by green and black leaves printed on light brown ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178710

Accession Number: 1988.133A-C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Border with small floral elements in brown and orange along bottom edges. Center composed of groups of five white, narrow diagonal stripes separated by five pin dots on green ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178711

Accession Number: 1988.134

Wallpaper border

Unused sample of French Zuber border. Grey foliate vine intertwined with golden vine which has regularly spaced groups of three leaves on a rust flocked ground.

Date: 1831

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178712

Accession Number: 1923.535

Wallpaper border

Rose border block printed in four pinks, four blues, two browns, two golds, yellow, and gray with olive green and dark green flock overprinted in black and bright green on white satin ground.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: Probably Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178713

Accession Number: 1923.536

Wallpaper

Unused border sample. Continuous band of wild roses printed in three pinks, red, white and two greys with olive green, flocked foliage over printed in two greens on a polished white ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178714

Accession Number: 1923.537

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern of scrolling foliage. Printed in cream, pink and gold on a natural unground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Janeway & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178716

Accession Number: 1978.198

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foliage and ivy. Printed in four greens on a polished white ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178717

Accession Number: 1978.200

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover scrolling foliage with C-scrolls. Printed in a pale peach and gold on a soft pink ground with liquid mica.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Warren Fuller and Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178718

Accession Number: 1978.190A

Wallpaper

Portion of wallpaper roll endpaper with 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 soak too long. Now trim the selvage a...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178719

Accession Number: 1978.190B

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