Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Stylized pink and green sprigs on reverse printed blue diamonds framed by diagonal grid of fine blue lines on unground paper with star at intersection. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177052

Accession Number: 1969.604.1

Fragment. Stripe composed of green coral on a light green field alternating with stripe of orange and red diamond within a brown, eight-pointed medallions connected by brown "stem". Printed on white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177053

Accession Number: 1969.604.2

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. Overall floral. Brown, yellow, red printed on a mustard-green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177054

Accession Number: 1969.578.3

Wallpaper

Floral in suggestion of cut velvet. Roses and oak leaves. Printed in grey, dark grey and white on a white-beige gound.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177055

Accession Number: 1969.578.10A

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. Overall, ribbon-tied sprigs connected by tendrils with leaves and berries. Tan, brown, pink and liquid mica printed on beige.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: W.N. Peak (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177056

Accession Number: 1969.578.5

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. Overall floral (wild roses and daisies, wheat). Grey, white, green, metallic bronze and light brown on a pink ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: W.N. Peak (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177057

Accession Number: 1969.578.4

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Allover, large foliate pattern. Printed in peach, gold mica, two browns on a light beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Warren, Lange & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177058

Accession Number: 1969.578.8

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Overall scrolling foliage with flowers. Pink, off-white, metallic gold, liquid mica on a pale pink ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Robert S. Hobbs & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177059

Accession Number: 1969.578.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Allover diaper pattern. Printed in two blues and green on a white unground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177060

Accession Number: 1969.578.14

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Large, scrolling foliage with flowers (chrysanthymums?). Printed in pale pink, light beige, mustard, peach, brown, silver and gold mica on an off-white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177061

Accession Number: 1969.578.2

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, scrolling foliage or volutes. Green, yellow, metallic gold, liquid mica on a pale peach ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177062

Accession Number: 1969.578.6

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Overall foliage with oak leaves. Tan on white ground. Maybe a cieling paper?

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177063

Accession Number: 1969.578.7

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Tile patterned paper with alternating motifs of floral medallions and counterchange (swastika) with flower. Printed in brown, light brown, black and gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177064

Accession Number: 1969.578.9

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Border. Wild roses and foliage above and overlapping a horizontal geometric stripe. (note, 2 strips attached) Two reds, three greens, brown on a light green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177065

Accession Number: 1969.578.10B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Oversized flowers and leafage with a pole-and-rail fence. Printed in purple, yellow, pink, dark green, black on a mustard ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177066

Accession Number: 1969.578.11B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Overall floral. Yellow, red, black printed on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177067

Accession Number: 1969.578.12

Wallpaper

Fragment. Overall floral with roses, daisies, scrolling foliage. Red, blue, white on tan ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: J.J.L. & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177068

Accession Number: 1969.578.13

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating fan shape with central floral motif surrounded by foliate scrolls. Printed against alternating green and light green stripes. Printed in white and two shades of green on a light green ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176719

Accession Number: 1971.2194

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover floral pattern with scrolling foliage. Printed in white, gold and copper mica and khaki on a sand ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Cresswell & Washburn (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176720

Accession Number: 1968.64

Wallpaper

Fragment of striped wallpaper. Pattern consists of alternating stripes of ogees, circles and four-petaled flowers with stripe of stylized palm and sprig leaf. Printed in brown, tan and green on buff ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176721

Accession Number: 1930.1621

Wallpaper

Border sample. The pattern is architectural with palmettes, a bit of fretwork, and equal sized geometric rectangles in a row. Printed in red flocking, brown, chestnut and metallic gold on a peach ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176722

Accession Number: 1971.28

Wallpaper

Unused sample of three different elaborately patterned boards with stripes separating each panel. Printed in browns and tans with green, red, yellow and black stripe.

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176723

Accession Number: 1971.19

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern of meandering and interwinding leafy vines. Two shades of light grey, brown, printed on white satin ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176724

Accession Number: 1971.25

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Vertical stripes. Naturalistic floral sprigs repeat vertically on stripes which alternate with stripes bearing a geometric and stylized floral pattern. Printed in three greens and glossy white on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176725

Accession Number: 1971.36

Wallpaper

Unused striped wallpaper fragment. Continuous floral vine reverse printed in red and alternating with tan and ochre honeycomb stripe bordered by reform style elements in maroon and orange. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176726

Accession Number: 1968.114A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Anglo-Japanese, naturalistic flowers and foliage entwined around Oriental lattice. Printed in grey, green, black, turquoise, red and purple on olive ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176727

Accession Number: 1971.21

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Vertical stripe - Broad stripes on which lavender oval plaques bearing a bow, arrow and quiver are crowned by oval alternate vertically with flowers. Printed in two browns, two greens, magenta, pink and lavender on beige polished ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176728

Accession Number: 1971.15

Wallpaper

Cut sample. Three-dimesional diaper pattern probably alternating with stripe composed of two entwined ribbons ornamented with daisy sprigs. Printed in two browns, tan, cream and ivory.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176729

Accession Number: 1971.7

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Vine and sprig wallpaper. White and off-white on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176730

Accession Number: 1971.37

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Repeated red and black quatrefoils within circles and alternating with yellow fleur-de-lis stylized element within pink diamonds.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176731

Accession Number: 1968.114B

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Garlands and arabesques framing and connecting group of "sculptural" cupids, one standing with arrow, two seated with lute and horn. Printed in two browns and ochre on turquoise, basket weave, embossed ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176732

Accession Number: 1968.54

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Border. Grid pattern imitating textile, tapestry. Stylized foliate forms alternate with arabesques consisting of an urn flanked by griffins, all highly stylized. Printed in black and metallic gold on taupe ground. Paper embossed with basket weave texture.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176733

Accession Number: 1968.56

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grid pattern imitating mosaic tile, stylized foliate forms alternate with arabesques consisting of an urn, flanked by griffins. All highly stylized. Printed in black and metallic gold on terracotta, basket weave embroidered ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176734

Accession Number: 1968.55

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper border fragment. No pattern. Printed in a deep burgundy or crimson with a matte finish.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176735

Accession Number: 1971.18B

Wallpaper

Stylized blue floral pattern printed in blue on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1808-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176736

Accession Number: 1971.181.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern maroon and metallic gold dust diamond pattern with open crosses and stylized flowers at the intersection.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176737

Accession Number: 1968.57

Wallpaper

Border sample. Pattern of rosettes in the center of a sectional circle alternating with thick vertical lines. Framed on top and bottom by a band of circles or beads. Black flock on a gold ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176738

Accession Number: 1971.26B

Wallpaper

Border sample. Pattern of interlacing and quatrefoils with a row of beading. Purple background of border is flocked. Printed in three shades of purple, yellow, sand, light brown and chesnut on a beige ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176739

Accession Number: 1971.26C

Wallpaper

Flocked border sample. Pattern of scrolling foliage and vertical pinstripes. Printed in wine flock, grey, gold mica on a blue ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176740

Accession Number: 1971.26A

Bandbox

Bandbox (lid is broken and remains inside) with wallpaper depicting a diaper pattern made of stylized vines and flowers in each losenge. Printed in green, white and red on an unground paper.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176741

Accession Number: 1917.813AB

Bandbox

Small, wooden, oval bandbox. Paper depicts a repeating pattern of leaves or ovals in a symmetrical organization with dots in the background. Printed in ochre and pink on a white ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176742

Accession Number: 1926.482AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over foliage pattern. Maple (?) leaves reverse printed in brown with pin-dot ground on unground paper. Used on shelf. Straight repeat.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176743

Accession Number: 1930.1617

Bandbox

Fragment of landscape figure wallpaper. Scene shows classically dressed female figure playing a lute while cupid dances in front of a fruit tree. Printed in green, black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176744

Accession Number: 1930.1620

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe of roses, pansies and violets alternating with stripe of foliate scrolls. Printed in three blues, pink, purple, two greens, brown and black.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176745

Accession Number: 1930.1623

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wood-grained paper imitating oak planks. Printed in brown and white on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176746

Accession Number: 1968.52

Wallpaper

Unused frieze sample. Large and small alternating oak leaf and acorn wreaths surrounding torches tied together with bow knots and ribbon. Printed on a field of stylized, metallic gold medallions. Printed in crimson, two pinks, metallic gold, two greens and ivory on a deep rose ground printed to appe...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176747

Accession Number: 1968.58

Wallpaper

Unused sample of striped paper consisting of narrower, decorated band alternating with meandering vine. Printed in green, brown, red, gold and grey on white, ribbed-textured ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176748

Accession Number: 1968.59

Wallpaper

Sample of reform-style paper. Pattern consists of losenge-shape shield (?) topped with fleur-de-lis, floral motif in center. Printed in grey, red, blue and gold on a brown ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176749

Accession Number: 1968.60

Wallpaper

Unused sample of machine printed grey paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176750

Accession Number: 1968.61

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample of three strips of borders on textured or embossed paper. Persian style motifs in little arches with ribbon or leaf ornament and a band of semi-interlacing. Printed in red, grey, black, gold and blue on a white ground.

Date: 1870-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176751

Accession Number: 1968.65

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