Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample of frieze paper. Large-scale, scrolled acanthus leaf and floral design; edged with dentil(?) borders. Printed in yellow, blue, pink, brown, gold on beige, diapered embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176491

Accession Number: 1985.26.670

Wallpaper

Unused sample of delicate, yet dense, floral patterned paper (roses or peonies). Printed in white and red on green ungrounded paper.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176492

Accession Number: 1985.26.671

Imitation tapestry paper. Pattern consists of floral groupings laid over a background of leaves. Over-printed with a pattern of thin vertical lines. Prints in four pinks, three greens, brown, yellow, and beige. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176493

Accession Number: 1985.26.672

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquet of tulips, chrysanthemums and roses interspersed with scrolled foliage. Printed in two reds, two oranges, four greens, lavender, pink, browns, on beige ground with gold, broken lines. Ribbed textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176494

Accession Number: 1985.26.673

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquets on a background of scrolled leaves. Printed in blue, two greens, black, metallic silver on blue-grey ground. Rib textured paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176495

Accession Number: 1985.26.674

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquet of peonies and miscellaneous floers mixed with scrolled acanthus leaves. Printed in two pinks, three greens, yellow, blues, two browns on a light red mica ground. Rib textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176496

Accession Number: 1985.26.675

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquets of tulips and peonies and small floral wreaths over a background of leaves and small flowers. Printed in cream, grey, greens, pink, and light blue on dark blue ground. Ribbed textured paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176497

Accession Number: 1985.26.676

Wallpaper

Unused sample of floral and stripe pattern. Pattern consists of roses and lilies (?) meandering over a striped background of scrolling leaves. Printed in two pinks, yellow, two greens, brown, grey-blue, gold on blue liquid mica ground. Rib textured paper. Straight repeat?

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176498

Accession Number: 1985.26.677

Wallpaper

Unused sample of floral paper, possibly imitating a chintz fabric. Printed in five reds, beige, greys, blue, pink, green, lavender, on light beige ground. Rib textured paper.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176499

Accession Number: 1985.26.678

Wallpaper

Unused sample of frieze paper. Large-scale floral and leaf pattern of poppies and vines edged with horizontal bead and spindle(?). Printed in brown, tan, beige, two pinks, blue-grey and metallic gold on textured paper.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176500

Accession Number: 1985.26.679

Wallpaper

Stripes of tan, purple, and fuchsia bordering a wide band of metallic gold, Chinese lattice with clusters of rose blossoms. Printed in three greens, salmon, peach, and brown on a cream ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176501

Accession Number: 1985.26.682

Wallpaper

Allover design of floral sprays with grass entwined with arabesques. Printed in brown, tan, grey, and pink on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176502

Accession Number: 1985.26.684

Wallpaper

Tile paper with rosettes and simple floral motifs in each square. Printed in red and black.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176503

Accession Number: 1985.26.685

Wallpaper

Tile pattern of alternating octagons with stylized flower motif and bellflower element. Printed in two greens and brown on an ungrounded varnished paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176504

Accession Number: 1985.26.686

Wallpaper

Continuous band of flowers, anemone? with broad rounded leaves. Printed in brown, tan, beige, buff, four greens, pink, lavender, and grey on a taupe ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176505

Accession Number: 1985.26.687

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale entwined flowering vines with berries. Printed in three browns, tan and beige on a field of metallic gold and embossed ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176506

Accession Number: 1985.26.688

Wallpaper

Allover floral design of hibiscus or other exotic flower printed in brown, burnt umber, maroon, and red on a yellow field and olive green embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176507

Accession Number: 1985.26.690

Wallpaper

Large-scale scrolling foliage and stylized flowers. Printed in three browns, three greens, rust, and yellow on a varnished brown ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176508

Accession Number: 1985.26.692

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale, allover flowering vine, printed in pale green on an embossed metallic gold field. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176509

Accession Number: 1985.26.693

Wallpaper

Tudor rolls alternating with flowers and pomegranates, bordered by cable band and overprinted with fine black lines to imitate woven tapestry. Printed in two mauves, three browns, blue, green, yellow, and black.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176510

Accession Number: 1985.26.694

Wallpaper

Bifurcated, Athenian motif alternating with stylized four-pointed foliate element. Printed in grey, metallic gold, pale green, and tan on a light grey ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176511

Accession Number: 1985.26.695

Wallpaper

Band of feathers entwined by lace ribbon bordered above and below by rows of cable. Printed in red, pink, two browns, and metallic gold on a taupe ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176512

Accession Number: 1985.26.696

Wallpaper

Incomplete width. Large rose blossoms with clover leaves against a field of metallic green and copper stripes. Printed in three pinks, orange, yellow, white, and two greens.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176513

Accession Number: 1985.26.697

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diagonally repeating basket of flowers separated by a meandering vine of wheat and bachelor buttons. Printed in gray and white on a green embossed ground with liquid mica.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176514

Accession Number: 1985.26.698

Wallpaper

Three partial rolls. Sphinx embellished with arabesques, separated by profile portrait bust within a circular medallion and two lionesses drinking from a fountain. Printed in orange, yellow, two blues, rose, pink, green and white.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179048

Accession Number: 1917.155A-C

Wallpaper

Partial roll of uncut borders. Repeating motif of a wreath inscribed within a square and framed by bands of husks with rosettes at the corners. Printed in yellow, ochre, tan, red, brown and grey.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179049

Accession Number: 1917.146

Wallpaper Roll

Roll of wallpaper border. Pink and red foliate scrolls with rosette terminals printed above and below row of grisaille ovals. Printed in two pinks, red, magenta, three greys, brown and white.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179050

Accession Number: 1917.149

Wallpaper Border

Unused roll of borders. Three grisaille plumes alternating with bouquet of foliage and entwined with a lace ribbon printed below a row of losenges and beads. Printed in two greys, white, two pinks, mauve, yellow, orange and burnt sienna.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179051

Accession Number: 1925.666

Wallpaper

Two rolls. Nude figure holding a staff alternating with snakes entwining the legs. Both motifs are framed by fluted columns and arches. Printed in pink, taupe, yellow and black.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179052

Accession Number: 1925.667

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Plant stucco design with rosettes and acanthus scrolls printed in yellow, ochre, tan, orange and two browns, wrapped by garland of grisaille flowers and bordered above and below by band of oak leaves and acorns.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179053

Accession Number: 1917.151AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of border. Pattern consists of rosettes alternating with crossed arrows intersecting with bow and calyx, edged with horizontal column of wheat sheaf. Printed in two browns, three greys and black. Straight repeat.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179054

Accession Number: 1917.154

Wallpaper

Three fragments of wallpaper from the Daniel Hough House in Labanon, New Hampshire. Two wide ceiling border fragments (A-B) with a pattern of horizontal stripe of roses over a background of lace with floral sprigs. Block printed in orange, pink, varnish green, black and white on blue ground.

Date: 1802-1807

Maker: Zechariah Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179055

Accession Number: 1966.411.1AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments of pastoral scenic paper. Prints in black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1785-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179056

Accession Number: 1921.333

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragments. Gold and yellow stylized floral elements enclosed within grey lattice on grey ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179057

Accession Number: 1922.21

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Stripe pattern. Vertical elipses framing stylized flower heads bordered by vetruvian scrolls. Printed in green, black, red, tan, ochre and beige on unground paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179058

Accession Number: 1911.110

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of scenery figure wallpaper. Pattern consists of strapwork framing scenes of rural life alternating with vignetttes of tools of learning, such as books, globe and telescope. Printed in green, grey, and brown on white, ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179059

Accession Number: 1911.78

Wallpaper

Fragments of wallpaper. Scenery paper of rabbit hunt and woman selling dead rabbits from a basket. Printed in two greens, brown, pink, rose, blue, beige and white on unground paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179060

Accession Number: 1911.147A-F

Wallpaper

Large fragment of trailing leaf, floral bouquet and strapwork stripe. Printed in three browns, grey, beige, red, pink, two greens, yellow, two blues on white satin ground.

Date: 1845-1859

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179061

Accession Number: 1911.107

Wallpaper

Fragment of rainbow wallpaper. Printed in ochre and yellow on blended red, yellow, blue satin ground on olive-green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179062

Accession Number: 1911.82

Wallpaper

Cut fragment of striped wallpaper. Consists of alternating green and white stripes with stylized leaf motifs printed in grey and dark green.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179063

Accession Number: 1911.111

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Pattern consists of vignettes of various fruits set within guilloche frame or platter over diapered ground. Printed in light and dark brown, white and green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179064

Accession Number: 1911.108

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized floral medallions separated by fretwork. Printed in ochre, white, green and black on beige ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179065

Accession Number: 1911.88

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Renaissance Revival gray strapwork ornamented with flowers and framing a green urn with a maroon bouquet. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179066

Accession Number: 1911.95

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Strapwork pattern printed in blue, taupe and brown on white ground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Blanchard and Rose (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 179067

Accession Number: 1911.81A-D

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Fragonnard-like pastoral vignettes separated by flowers, fruit, gardening tools and musical instruments. Printed in three blues, pink, rose, mauve, red, lavender, olive, tan and brown on unground paper.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179068

Accession Number: 1911.100A

Wallpaper

Fragment of Gothic Revival wallpaper. Pattern consists of niches with statuary, gothic arches, spires, and windows. Printed in three browns on polished, white ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179069

Accession Number: 1911.101

Wallpaper

Fragment of Scenery figure wallpaper representing the Crimean War, specifically the Siege of Sebastopol (1854-1855), alternating with portrait medallions of Lord Raglan and Lord Palmerston. Printed in brown, grey, red-orange, blue, white and black on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179070

Accession Number: 1911.103

Wallpaper

Two unused fragments of Gothic Revival wallpaper. Pattern consists of an interiorscape showing vaulting, ogee arches, tracery, windows, and niches with statues. Printed in green, brown, white, gray, white on gray ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179071

Accession Number: 1911.74AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of meandering leaf and vine patterned paper. Printed in tan, red, green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179072

Accession Number: 1911.87

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Renaissance revival strapwork stripe alternating with medallion ornamented with foliate scrolls and garland. Printed in tan and maroon on white polished ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179073

Accession Number: 1911.91

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