Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Border. Undulating acanthus leaves in yellow, ochre and brown entwined with white and gray and three green flowers on an olive flocked ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178952

Accession Number: 1922.945

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by black dotted lines with red and black stars at the intersections and framing reverse printed ivory centers. On unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178953

Accession Number: 1929.980A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grey Greek key stripe alternating with vertical row of small scale floral vine printed in grey, tan, olive and green. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178954

Accession Number: 1929.981

Wallpaper

Two unused fragments of wallpaper. Striped, embossed, gilt design of grape or berry clusters alternating with floral sprig sprouting from a heart-shaped element. Gilt on grey ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178955

Accession Number: 1929.982AB

Fragment of roller printed, striped paper. There are landscape vignettes in Rococo cartouches with swags of vines connecting each one. Printed in silver and gold mica, grey, three greens, pale blue and reddish brown on a cream ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178956

Accession Number: 1966.441

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over foliate and vine reverse printed on a green field with black pin dots on a white ground.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178957

Accession Number: 1924.609

Wallpaper

Fragment. Cone and leaf border printed in black and orange on a green ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 178958

Accession Number: 1924.610

Wallpaper

Border fragment of continuous vine with white and grey roses printed in four greens and blue with brown flock overprinted with two greens. The border is trimmed along the outlines of the flowers at the lower edge. Attached to wallpaper fragment 1965.12.2D

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178959

Accession Number: 1965.12.2C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Cherry tree branches with leaves and blossoms. Printed in aqua, two pinks, two greens, grey, two blues, two tans and black on white ground. Attached to border 1965.12.2C

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178960

Accession Number: 1965.12.2D

Wallpaper

Fragments. Geometric design. Checked squares alternating with squares framing four anthemia. Printed in red on yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Grant, Charles (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178961

Accession Number: 1965.11B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Striped paper composed of band of dots alternating with small repeating scrolls with foliate terminals. Printed in white on yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178962

Accession Number: 1965.10B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by intersecting ribbons of lace and filled with a pattern on 'X's and dots. Printed in red and white on brown (originally yellow?).

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178963

Accession Number: 1965.10C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Green stylized sprigs alternating with white floral medallions on buff ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178964

Accession Number: 1965.10A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover, small-scale, formal floral design in brown, olive and blue on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178965

Accession Number: 1980.237.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover pattern of trailing floral vine with tendrils and scrolls alternating with floral medallions draped by beaded garland.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178966

Accession Number: 1980.237.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Narrow, two blues stripe on a wider beige stripe which alternates with a stripe of white, horizontal pin stripes. Straight match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178967

Accession Number: 1980.237.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape figure. Girl laying a wreath before a statue of Cupid. View of a garden with trellises and fountain in background. Printed in green, grey, black and white on a yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179121

Accession Number: 1990.612

Wallpaper

Fragment. Guilloche pattern formed by black and white feathery leaves framing a circle of small, black pin dots. Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179122

Accession Number: 1990.610

Wallpaper

Fragment. Entwined ribbons creating a guilloche design and enclosing a stylized 6-petaled flower. Printed in black and white.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179123

Accession Number: 1990.615

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern formed by husk elements with 6-petaled flowers at the intersections. Printed in white on a blue ground.

Date: 1808-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179124

Accession Number: 1990.620.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Continuous green, leafy vine with purple blossoms and yellow centers. Bordered above and below by yellow bands. Printed on a black ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179125

Accession Number: 1990.616B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Entwined floral and berried vines. Blossoms in white and berries in yellow on green vines.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179126

Accession Number: 1990.616A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Sprig and stripe design with a small, flowering vine flanked by black and white stripes and white, continuous flowers alternating with wide stripe of blue and black sprigs. Printed on ochre ground.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179127

Accession Number: 1990.620.2A-C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small repeating medallions composed of stylized foliage framing palmettes. Printed in indigo blue on a blue ground.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179128

Accession Number: 1990.593

Wallpaper

Fragment. Ashlar block pattern outlined in green and framing grey, neoclassical arabesques. Printed on a white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179129

Accession Number: 1990.594

Wallpaper

Fragment. Three-dimensional losenges formed by black and white parallel lines and framing bisected black and blue diamonds. Printed on burnt sienna ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179130

Accession Number: 1990.596

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small repeating sprigs of stylized flowers in pink, yellow, rose, lavender and green on a field of black dots on white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179131

Accession Number: 1990.598

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large diaper pattern formed by orange, stylized foliate elements framing white, stiff-leaf wreaths which enclose white shell motifs. Straight match.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179132

Accession Number: 1990.599

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale basket of flowers alternating with a stylized, floral quatrefoil. Printed in pink, green and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179133

Accession Number: 1990.600

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral medallions bordered by stylized grape or berry vine. Printed in blue on a light blue ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179134

Accession Number: 1990.602

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape figure. Girl laying a wreath before a statue of Cupid. Printed in green, grey, black and white on a buff or yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179135

Accession Number: 1990.608

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Meandering floral vine with red and white flowers accented with white organically shaped ribbon or lace

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179136

Accession Number: 1990.597AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped paper with climbing vines, horizontal lines and C-curves. Printed in blue, white, green, orange on a grey ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179137

Accession Number: 1990.619.2AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Classical medallion design. Classically dressed woman (possibly allegory of Spring) holding a basket of flowers and surrounded by a wreath of flowers. Printed in three greens, two pinks, ivory and brown on a green field.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179138

Accession Number: 1990.607

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls. Urn framed by a hexagon topped by a pair of Greek masks and flanked by peacocks alternating with a lyre with bird head terminals and draped with bellflower pendants. Printed in brown, tan, orange and ochre.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179139

Accession Number: 1990.621A-C

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gilt stripe. Veritically repeating stripe of fern-like leaves alternating with stripe of foliate sprigs. Printed in metallic gold on blue ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179140

Accession Number: 1990.601

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. All over stylized leaf and flower design. Printed in two browns on beige ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179141

Accession Number: 1953.604AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Plain grey stripes flanking stripe composed of daisy and rose blossoms. Reverse printed on a light grey field.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179142

Accession Number: 1953.594

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Large-scale sprays of roses and daisies. Printed in two pinks, mauve, red, maroon, three greens and yellow. Drop match.

Date: 1940-1950

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

GUSN: 179143

Accession Number: 1993.6

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Stripe composed of meandering floral vine alternating with narrow stripe of black losenges on a field of white, horizontal pin stripes. Printed in maroon, green, black and white.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179144

Accession Number: 1993.5

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Hunting scene tapestry paper. Stag chased in a wooded glen by two hounds. Printed in blue, violet, four browns, four greens, black, white on an olive ground. Over printed with a grey mesh screen.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179145

Accession Number: 1953.586A

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Densely entwined floral vine with thick green stems and flowers with red centers. Printed against a field of metallic gold, willow-like foliage. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179146

Accession Number: 1953.597

Wallpaper

Wallpaper roll. Stripe of repeating sprigs of pink carnations with blue berries alternating with stripes of grey beads and stylized husks. Printed in two pinks, magenta, two blues, two greens, tan, brown, and two greys.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179147

Accession Number: 1953.587

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Imitation woodgrain paper printed in brown, tan and cream.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179148

Accession Number: 1953.589

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuously repeating stylized sunflower, peony and tulips surrounded by lush foliage. Printed in maroon, magenta, red, yellow, ochre, olive and tan against a plain, metallic gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179149

Accession Number: 1953.591