Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Portion of grisaille landscape figure paper - young man (Watteau-like) in ribboned hat playing a lute outdoors. Alternates with medallions and woman seated (see 1972.121A).

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178144

Accession Number: 1972.121B

Fragment. Grisaille vignette of woman wearing a bonnet, seated outdoors with basket of flowers. Alternates vertically with floral medallion and pinecones and elliptical medallion enclosing an urn. This also alternates with scene of a boy with lute. See 1972.1216

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178145

Accession Number: 1972.121A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with attached border. Orange and black geometric blocks formed by chained rows on a grey ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178146

Accession Number: 1973.115.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape scene of rural town with church and mill. Cows drinking from a duck pond in foreground. Printed in four greens, brown, tan, salmon, blue and yellow on unground paper, overprinted with black pin dots.

Date: 1900-1919

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178249

Accession Number: 1919.310

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern in imitation of ironwork with Renaissance mounts and ormolu floral motifs at crossbars. Printed in brown, tan and sienna on a blue field and unground paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178250

Accession Number: 1922.1090

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper. Pattern consists of four vertical panels; diamond-trellis, stylized leaf with berry leaf and floral. Printed in pink, red, green, black, white on blue ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178251

Accession Number: 1923.205

Bandbox

Square, pasteboard bandbox. Landscape figure paper with scene of mother and child in a garden. Son is in a chair with wheels (from a chariot) and mother pulls him along. Block printed in red, varnish green and white on a yellow ground. Strip of Renaissance Revival paper on each side. Border on lid f...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178252

Accession Number: 1923.211AB

Bandbox

Oval, wooden bandbox (A) with lid (B) covered in floral and foliate paper. Pink and white flowers with green leaves. Printed in red, pink, white and two greens on a blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178253

Accession Number: 1946.123AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Vertical stripes with vertical repeat of stylized floral elements. Background of faint narrow stripes. Printed in red, green, pink, black and brown on a peach ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178254

Accession Number: 1967.118

Wallpaper

Large-scale birds and foliage and vines printed in blue. Paper has tan, irregular, horizontal striations to suggest grass cloth or woodgrain.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178255

Accession Number: 1969.458A-D

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Four spandrels form circular panels of fresco paper or ceiling paper. Corner sprays connected to berried vines with grisaille beaded moulding. Printed in two purples, lavender, red, rose, two pinks, three greens, tan, white and two greys on polished white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178256

Accession Number: 1971.191

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow paper. Pinecone element sprouting scrolled plumes or foliate forms. Printed in blended red and blue on white ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178257

Accession Number: 1971.196

Wallpaper

Fragments. Framed scene of church by the water, bridge. The geometric frame is juxtaposed with surrounding floral elements. Three greys, black, light green and white on a light grey ground. Straight match?

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178258

Accession Number: 1971.198

Wallpaper

Fragment. Circular gilt ornament with beaded frame and decorated with foliate scrolls, bellflower festoon and fleur-de-lis. Printed on a field of grey dashes on a light grey ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178259

Accession Number: 1971.206

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of a vine of leaves and berries, probably a grape vine. Embossed and gilt. Gold on a grey ground. There is a small piece of crimson flocking (probably another layer).

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178260

Accession Number: 1971.58

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover grid of blue flowers with buds on tan stems. Ground field comprised of grey, narrow, horizontal pinstripes on beige polished ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178261

Accession Number: 1973.109

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Repeating compartments or octagons of stylized flowers and framed by delicate scrolls and interlaced lines. Printed in red, black, pale yellow on unground paper.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178262

Accession Number: 1976.135

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuous band of blue roses and white blossoms entwined with a vine against a blue field with undulating edges and flanked by brown stripes. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178263

Accession Number: 1976.136

Wallpaper

Three unused partial rolls and half-width sample. Floral stripe pattern composed of alternating stripes of flowers with ribbon-like motif gathered with flowers and inset with two birds on branches. Prints in red, pink, two greens, beige, brown on cream ground. "A" is end of roll. Drop repeat.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178264

Accession Number: 1978.213A-D

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral with vertical stripe. Wide stripe with flowers is edged by zig-zags of pin dots, narrow stripe has a columnn of horizontal dashes. Yellow, gold, green, white on a white ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178265

Accession Number: 1980.204

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of allover quatrefoils, formed by C-scrolls, with diamond centers. Printed in blue, white and brown on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178266

Accession Number: 1980.210

Wallpaper

Fragments. Tile design of alternating squares with stylized foliate forms and geometric patterns and rosettes at the intersections. Printed in ivory, pink, green, rose and liquid mica on pink paper.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178267

Accession Number: 1980.213

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, small-scale floral sprays in light grey and metallic gold (discolored) on a dark grey ground.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178268

Accession Number: 1980.247

Bandbox

Bandbox (A) with lid (B). Repeating abstract pineapple or pinecone motifs. Printed in yellow and red on a blue ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178269

Accession Number: 1980.90AB

Bandbox

Oval, wooden bandbox without lid. Covered in paper with an Ahslar pattern. Rectangles are formed by scrolling foliage. In each block is stylized foliage with a pinecone motif. Printed in green, black and grey on a white ground.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178270

Accession Number: 1980.91

Bandbox

Large, oval, pasteboard bandbox with attached hat stand. Paper pattern is of a bird on a swinging vine with dots, bouquets and floral swags. Printed in green, pink, white on a blue ground.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178271

Accession Number: 1980.99AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of flocked and gilded border. Pattern consists of fig leaves and figs wrapping around fluted column, edged with small C-scrolls on top and dots on bottom. Printed in gold with green flocking on blueish-green ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178272

Accession Number: 1985.22

Wallpaper

Cut sample of a diapered patterned wallpaper. Diamond shape motif alternates with stylized flower. Printed in white, green and red on blue-green ungrounded paper. Printing is off register. Straight repeat.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178273

Accession Number: 1985.23

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Cut border. Small repeating roses printed in two pinks, yellow, grey and white with green and varninsh green leaves. Printed on mauve ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178274

Accession Number: 1985.28

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Ashlar or Masonry patterned paper. Repeating rectangular cartouches with C-scrolls and wavy lines, imitating marble, on a speckled ground. Printed in two blues, white, red and mica on a light blue ground.

Date: 1910-1915

Maker: Alfred Peats Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178275

Accession Number: 1996.29

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Large, gilt, Neo-Grec elements composed of roses in a rose supported by a cylix, framed by arabesques draped with rose garlands and separtated by smaller gilt rose and urn motifs. Printed against a field of imitation silk moire printed in grisaille.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178276

Accession Number: 2000.124

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Central pine/flower framed by foliated C-scrolls and circled by small fleur-de-lis. Printed in five blues and silver liquid mica.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178277

Accession Number: 2000.125

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Meandering vine with bunches of violets or similar purple flower. Printed in two greenns and three purples against a striped field of grey dots.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178279

Accession Number: 2000.130

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Tile pattern composed of plain squares alternating with squares framing fleur-de-lis. Printed in two blues, yellow, green and liquid mica on a field which imitates crazed glaze.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178280

Accession Number: 2000.131

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Floral vines, flowers and leaves separated by geometric paterns and forms within asymmetrical frames. Printed in metallic gold, black, red and pale yellow.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178281

Accession Number: 2000.132

Wallpaper

Rolled pieces of borders. Flower encircled by scrolling leaves and printed below row of bead and scalloped imitation moulding. Printed in brown, mauve, salmon, blue, peach, light olive and metallic gold on a field of red flock.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178282

Accession Number: 2000.134

Wallpaper

Partial roll. View of forest printed in three blues, mauve, lavender, tan and grey. Overprinted with blue and grey dashed lines to create the appearance of tapestry.

Date: 1915-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178283

Accession Number: 2000.136

Wallpaper

End of roll. Remainder of uncut borders. Entwined foliate scrolls with flower terminals bordered above and below by horizontal dotted stripe. Printed in metallic gold an black.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178284

Accession Number: 2000.138

Wallpaper Border

Three pieces of cut wallpaper borders. Blue satin ribbon entwined with string of grisaille beads. Printed in five blues, four greys and white on a light grey ground.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178285

Accession Number: 2000.141A-C

Wallpaper

Partial roll of cut border. Medallion with leaves radiating from a quatrefoil center alternating with a bifurcated and beaded, scrolling leaf motif. Printed above a row of flowers and losenges. Printed in two greens and silver liquid mica.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178286

Accession Number: 2000.142

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape figure paper. Pattern consists of two alternating, vertical stripes of a ship and a diamond or circular medallion inset with trophy motif. Diapered dot background. Prints in two greys, white on taupe ground.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Arthur Sanderson & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178287

Accession Number: 2000.1425

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape figure paper. Vignette of mill alternates with vignette of ship, separated by a vignette of bunch of fruit (pears, grapes, apricots). Prints in two reds, white, green on grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178288

Accession Number: 2000.1439

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Rolled strip of plain green canvas. Probably a remnant of a roller shade.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178289

Accession Number: 2000.144

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Dense grid of repeating, Persian-like, stylized flowers. Printed in two shades of olive green, maroon and metallic gold.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178290

Accession Number: 2000.146

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover design of pink and blue flowers with grey leaves outlined in black, dashed lines. Printed against a field of white and dark grey mottling. Straight match.

Date: 1920-1935

Maker: Niagra Wall Paper Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178291

Accession Number: 2000.147

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating grid of foliated medallions draped with beaded swags and printed against a field of stripes. Printed in two greens, olive green, maroon, beige, ivory, brown and liquid mica. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178292

Accession Number: 2000.154

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment. Allover design of entwined, floral vine in white with repeating clusters of berries printed in red and blue. Printed on green paper. Straight match.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178293

Accession Number: 2000.155

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover diaper pattern in white, formed by pentagons framing metallic gold stars.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178294

Accession Number: 2000.159

Wallpaper

Partial roll - cut in half. Yellow, orange and ivory floral sprigs framed by floral medallions in black composed of flowers and morning glories.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178295

Accession Number: 2000.161

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Floral bouquet draped with garlands and printed below a trophy of a torch and arrows tied with ribbon. Printed in green and outlined in metalic gold.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178296

Accession Number: 2000.1624

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