Historic New England

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

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)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178756

Accession Number: 1992.803

Wallpaper

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)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178757

Accession Number: 1992.780

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pink and blue, repeating floral medallions on a field of metallic gold daisies on a green, embossed ground.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178758

Accession Number: 1992.789

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178759

Accession Number: 1992.793

Wallpaper

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.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178760

Accession Number: 1992.786

Wallpaper

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

Wallpaper

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

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178764

Accession Number: 2000.394

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover design of grisaille flowers on a polished, yellow ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178765

Accession Number: 2000.395

Wallpaper

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.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178766

Accession Number: 2000.396

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178767

Accession Number: 1978.140A-F

Wallpaper

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.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178768

Accession Number: 1978.141.1A

Wallpaper

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

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178770

Accession Number: 1978.142.1A-G

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe of stylized foliage with repeating trophies of war and floral bouquets. Printed in black and white on yellow ground.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178771

Accession Number: 1978.141

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178772

Accession Number: 1978.145.3A-K

Wallpaper

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.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178773

Accession Number: 1978.143A-F

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

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