Historic New England

Wallpaper Frieze

Rolled fragment of Nursery wallpaper frieze depicting scenes of two couples in pastoral setting. In the first scene, a shepardess with a sheep at her feet and a staff sits on a rock while a gentleman offers her flowers. In the second scene, a lady with a fan is offered flowers from a gentleman. R...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293250

Accession Number: 2001.281.1152

Wallpaper Border

Rolled fragment of uncut wallpaper border corner. One complete corner is visible with floral spray framed by outer border of foliate scrolls and inner border of c-scrolls and beads. Block-printed in brown, tan, cream and metallic gold on light gray ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293258

Accession Number: 2001.281.1153

Wallpaper

Partial roll of striped wallpaper. Alternating stripes of stylized flowers in brown, gold and black and foliate vine in gray on gray background. Roller-printed in two grays, taupe, brown, gold, black on ungrounded paper. "2 Rolls" and pattern number "840" printed in selvedge.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293259

Accession Number: 2001.281.1154

Reproduction Wallpaper

Two partial rolls of reproduction wallpaper from the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. The wallpaper pattern has alternating motifs of octagons filled with stylized flowers and square medallions arranged in horizontal rows. 2001.281.892.1 (pattern #LP2-316) is screen-print...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 293264

Accession Number: 2001.281.892.1-.2

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper from the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has large-scale medallion stripe pattern with highly stylized motifs including acanthus leaves, flowers and leaves. 2001.281.893.1 is screen-printed in white on a light gray ground ...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 293267

Accession Number: 2001.281.893.1-.2

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of sanitary wallpaper. Pattern imitates painted tiles. Each square tile contains a circular pastoral scenes. Scenes include a windmill, a shepherd and flock with castle in the background, a person fishing , boats sailing by country homes. Roller-printed in black and green on ungr...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293268

Accession Number: 2001.281.1155

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial rolls of reproduction wallpaper by Allen-Doane Company. Pattern is similar to the "Braintree Stripe" pattern by Katzenbach and Warren. The wallpaper has vertical stripes composed of six-pointed stars in circles alternating with stripes of a vine with feather-like leaves. Dividing these strip...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 293269

Accession Number: 2001.281.894

Wallpaper

Partial roll of scenery figure wallpaper. Pattern depicts scenes of rabbit hunting framed by foliage and flowers. Roller-printed in black, two reds, two browns, two greens, two blues, yellow, peach and purple on ungrounded paper. Pattern number "9792" printed in selvedge. Possibly English.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293270

Accession Number: 2001.281.1156

Reproduction Wallpapers

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Le Pecheur" pattern (#175304) by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has a series of alternating scenic vignettes. One vignettes shows a two-masted sailing ship framed in a oval formed by a series of stylized floral sprigs and leaves and a ribbon. T...

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293271

Accession Number: 2001.281.895

Wallpaper

Small rolled fragment of flocked paisley wallpaper. Small green buta figures with metallic gold and red accents on a field of maroon flocking and red ground. Block-printed in metallic gold, red, green and maroon flocking on red ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 293272

Accession Number: 2001.281.1157

Wallpaper Border

Rolled fragment of unprinted and uncut flocked wallpaper border. Two wide stripes of green flocking on green ground. Block-printed.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 293273

Accession Number: 2001.281.1158

Reproduction Wallpaper

Patial roll of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 3-384 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has pattern of elongated quatrefoil medallions. Screen-printed in genuine gold leaf on a cream ground.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer) Waterhouse, Dorothy S. (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293276

Accession Number: 2001.281.896

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of flocked wallpaper with vertical stripe of shells, flowers and c-scrolls in blue and metallic gold on horizontal stripe background. Second stripe of solid gold with blue edges. Roller-printed in metallic gold and blue flocking on white ground. Paper is embossed with diamond textu...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 293277

Accession Number: 2001.281.1159

Screen-print of Wallpaper Design

Screen-printed roll of a wallpaper design made by Dorothy Waterhouse. Paper has a pattern of randomly place elongated quatrefoil motifs. Screen-printed in gray on an ungrounded cream paper.

Date: 1950-1980

Maker: Waterhouse, Dorothy S. (Printmaker)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 293281

Accession Number: 2001.281.897

Wallpaper

Small rolled fragment of flocked floral stripe wallpaper. Paper is printed with a wide, vertical architectural molding in gold and tan on the left side of paper and a large-scale floral vine in gold and tan growing over background of red flocking on the right. Block-printed in metallic gold, two b...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking, embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 293282

Accession Number: 2001.281.1160

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of flocked damask wallpaper. Large-scale floral damask block-printed with green flocking on polished green ground. The flocking is overprinted in red.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 293283

Accession Number: 2001.281.1161.1

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of flocked damask wallpaper. Large-scale floral damask block-printed with green flocking on polished green ground. The flocking is overprinted in red.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 293284

Accession Number: 2001.281.1161.2

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper with large-scale pattern of meandering branches bearing a variety of flowers and fruit. Birds fly among and perch on the branches. The pattern includes a small vignette of two people in Asian dress sitting near a pagoda. The paper is block-printed in black, blue, red, pink...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293286

Accession Number: 2001.281.898

Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction scenery figure wallpaper. Medallion figures frame two pastoral vignettes. One medallion is oval and frames a scene of a male traveler resting against a tree trunk. A woman carrying a child on her back stands nearby. The other medallion is smaller and rectangular. It f...

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Birge (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293293

Accession Number: 2001.281.1162

Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction landscape figure wallpaper. Vignette of a man watering horses alternates with a vignette of a small flock of sheep. The landscape vignettes are divided by a rows of scrolls with centered floral swag. Columns of vignettes divided by scroll and strapwork stripe with spra...

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Birge (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293294

Accession Number: 2001.281.1163

Wallpaper

Partial roll of landscape figure wallpaper. Vignette of soldier and two women seated at a table under a arched pergola alternates with grouping of fruit. Vignettes are block-printed in orange, blue, black and taupe on blue ground with light blue floral figures. Manufactured by Zuber & Cie, Alsace...

Maker: Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 293295

Accession Number: 2001.281.1164

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of William Morris & Co. wallpaper titled "The Wreath" or "New Ceiling." All-over floral and foliate pattern block-printed in yellows and greens on pale blue ground.

Date: 1883

Maker: William Morris & Co. (Manufacturer) Morris, William (Designer)

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

GUSN: 293296

Accession Number: 2001.281.1165

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of William Morris & Co. wallpaper titled "Horn Poppy." All-over floral pattern of stylized poppies on meandering stems against dot background. Block-printed in peach, coral and brick red on cream ground. Designed by Mary Morris in 1885.

Date: 1885

Maker: William Morris & Co. (Manufacturer) Morris, Mary (May), Mrs.

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

GUSN: 293297

Accession Number: 2001.281.1166

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of William Morris & Co. wallpaper titled "Fritillary." All-over floral pattern of stylized flowers and meandering foliate stems on a dot background. Block-printed in red-brown coral on pink ground.

Date: 1885

Maker: William Morris & Co. (Manufacturer) Morris, William, 1834-1896 (Designer)

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

GUSN: 293305

Accession Number: 2001.281.1167

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of William Morris & Co. wallpaper titled "Double Bough." All-over floral pattern of large meandering foliate branches, stylized thistle, chrysanthemums, and other flowers on background of dots. Block-printed in two greens, two blues, two pinks, two yellows and black on light blue gr...

Date: 1890

Maker: William Morris & Co. (Manufacturer) Morris, William (Designer)

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

GUSN: 293306

Accession Number: 2001.281.1168

Wicker armchair

One of a pair of black-painted wicker and cane continuous armchairs. Bases of chairs are circular. Frame reinforced with cane-wrapped wooden stays.

Date: 1800-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, cane (plant material), wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 293312

Accession Number: 1958.268.1

Wicker armchair

One of a pair of black-painted wicker and cane continuous armchairs. Bases of chairs are circular. Frame reinforced with cane-wrapped wooden stays.

Date: 1800-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, cane (plant material), wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 293313

Accession Number: 1958.268.2

End table

Black-painted square cane and wicker end table with lower shelf. Frame is made of wood.

Date: 1800-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, cane (plant material), wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 293317

Accession Number: 1958.269

Stool

One of a pair of black-painted cane and wicker stools or stands. Circular shape, legs reinforced with wood.

Date: 1800-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, cane (plant material), wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 293319

Accession Number: 1958.270.1

Stool

One of a pair of black-painted cane and wicker stools or stands. Circular shape, legs reinforced with wood.

Date: 1800-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, cane (plant material), wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 293324

Accession Number: 1958.270.2

Pan Am Bag

Small blue travel bag with white trim and Pan Am airline logo.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 293329

Accession Number: 2001.281.899

Wallpaper

Two fragments of William Morris & Co. wallpaper titled "Blackberry." Open, trailing floral vine pattern featuring thorny vine with leaves and pink flowers. Block-printed in three greens, pink, peach, light red, yellow on cream ground. Designed by J. H. Dearle in 1903.

Date: 1903

Maker: William Morris & Co. (Manufacturer) Dearle, J. H. (Designer)

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

GUSN: 293333

Accession Number: 2001.281.1169AB

Settee

Empire settee with scroll arms, turned legs and stretchers, and rush seat. Wooden elements with black and red graining, gold slipped. Three-sectioned horizontal splat stenciled in gold with horns-of-plenty flanking sprays of flowers and wheat. Stencils of flowers also on crest rail, front and si...

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 293337

Accession Number: 1958.276

Dropleaf table

Two-drawer dropleaf table with turned legs. Table is painted black with yellow slip on leaves, drawers and legs.

Date: 1791-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 293343

Accession Number: 1958.272

Folding screen

Six-panel split bamboo folding screen. Each panel has straight sides and semi-circular top. Woven in a herring-bone pattern with alternating brown and black stripes.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: split bamboo

GUSN: 293344

Accession Number: 1958.273

Carved oxen and sled

Pair of miniature carved wood oxen with yoke and trace pulling sled with logs.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 293348

Accession Number: 1958.274

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book titled "1930 / Style Book / Certified / Fadeproof / Wall Paper / Remember: / We Pay Postage / We Pay Freight / Sears, Roebuck and Co. / Store Everywhere to Serve Everyone." Book is covered with heavy paper printed with an abstract design with title printing in black ink. Book c...

Date: 1929

Maker: Sears, Roebuck and Company (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293350

Accession Number: 1990.302

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment Allen-Higgins Co. floral trail wallpaper titled "Chintz." A variety of flowers in pastel colors grow from the same meandering vine or branch. Background pattern of repeating trio of hash marks. Roller printed in green, brown, black, mustard yellow, yellow, two pinks, maroon, two vi...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Allen-Higgins Wallpaper Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293352

Accession Number: 2001.281.1170

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper manufactured by Becker, Smith and Page, Inc. of Philadelphia. Paper has a landscape pattern of rolling hills with trees, shrubs and small houses printed over a speckled background pattern of black dots. Roller-printed in black, blues, greens, brown, yellow and white on...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Becker, Smith & Page (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293372

Accession Number: 2001.281.1171

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper manufactured by Howell & Brothers, Philadelphia. The paper is roller-printed with a large, repeating stylized floral sprig in metallic gold, tan, brown, and pale green on peach ground. Manufacturer's name and pattern number 1250L printed in selvedge.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Howell & Brothers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293373

Accession Number: 2001.281.1172

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper titled "The Brier-Bush" with pattern of trailing thorny vines with yellow roses. Roller-printed in brown, tan, yellow, orange and three greens on white ground. Pattern number 2094 and pattern name printed in selvedge.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293374

Accession Number: 2001.281.1173

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of foliate wallpaper manufactured by Hoefer & Baeck, New York. Pattern of scrolling fern or willow branches roller-printed in two greens and maroon on yellow ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Hoefer & Baeck (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293378

Accession Number: 2001.281.1174

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper embossed with leaf, flower and ribbon pattern. The paper is printed with a floral medallion damask pattern in iridescent liquid mica on cream colored ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 293379

Accession Number: 2001.281.1175

Wallpaper

Partial roll of Anglo-Japanese style floral wallpaper. Asymmetrical pattern of blocks containing floral vignettes and accented with geometric patterns. Roller-printed in pale blue, yellow, cream, maroon, olive on black ground. The selvedge is printed with the pattern number 483N and American Wal...

Date: 1880-1897

Maker: American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293380

Accession Number: 2001.281.1176

Wallpaper

Partial roll of Anglo-Japanese style wallpaper manufactured by W. N. Peak of Brooklyn, New York featuring vignettes of the Brooklyn Bridge, Niagara Falls, Coney Island and other New York landmarks interspersed with vignettes of vases. Accented with geometric patterns. Roller-printed metallic gold,...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: W.N. Peak (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293381

Accession Number: 2001.281.1177

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper manufactured by Robert S. Hobbs & Co. with pattern of green scrolls and purple flowers. Roller-printed in four greens and three purples on light cream ground. Manufacturer's name and pattern number 1620 WH printed in selvedge.

Date: 1880-1893

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

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293382

Accession Number: 2001.281.1178

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Wallpaper attached to a wallboard from Reading, Massachusetts. One side of the board appears to be stained or painted red. The same side is covered with wallpaper block-printed with small red floral sprigs on a white moiré background on ungrounded paper. The other side of the board is unpainted with...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 293962

Accession Number: 2001.281.1204

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Three fragments of wallboard with attached striped wallpaper from Monmouth, Maine. The wallboard fragments fit together length-wise with half lap splice joints. Cut nail fragments are present in the boards. One side of the boards are painted or stained red. The wallpaper is affixed over the paint or...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 293993

Accession Number: 2001.281.1205A-C

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Wallpaper attached to wallboard from East Sandwich, Massachusetts. Wallpaper block-printed in green with a large-scale meandering floral vine pattern on ungrounded, handmade paper. Board is painted blue-gray on back.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 294011

Accession Number: 2001.281.1206

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Two fragments of wallboard covered with orange wallpaper. Wallpaper block-printed with a pattern of interlocking round, square and quatrefoil shaped medallions. Round medallions frame floral sprigs, square medallions frame stylized flowers with eight-pointed star centers, and quatrefoil medallions f...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 294037

Accession Number: 2001.281.1207

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