Historic New England

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments from the North Reading Library, Massachusetts. The fragments made up of unmatched layers and patches of the same wallpaper. Full pattern not visible. Appears to be an Aesthetic style version of a damask with central floral figure encircled by floral vines and scrolling, styli...

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286010

Accession Number: 2001.281.467AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Floral pattern with irises, tulips, carnations in a foliate surround. Printed in pink, blue, green, tan and dark green on a green ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286011

Accession Number: 1961.343

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Printed with foliage vine on striped background, stripes and dots, and abstract negative-space design on striped background. Printed in marron, pale blue and green on beige ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286018

Accession Number: 1993.14

Wallpaper

Five fragments of wallpaper from Norwell, Massachusetts. Block-printed teardrop and tassle pattern. Groups of five green and black teardrop-shaped figures with white floral hanging tassels repeat across a light blue ground in off-set rows. Block-printed in green, black and white on blue ground. La...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 286033

Accession Number: 2001.281.468.1A-E

Wallpaper Border

Five wallpaper border fragments from Norwell, Massachusetts. Ribbon and Bow border. Block-printed in white, red, brown, two greens, peach and gray on blue ground. Border for sidewall 2001.281.468.1A-E

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 286063

Accession Number: 2001.281.468.2A-E

Wallpaper

Five narrow strips of wallpaper from Norwell, Massachusetts. Geometric stripe pattern. A central column of small black diamonds is flanked on both sides by vine stripes in red on a pink background, vine stripes in black, then columns of diamonds and dots. Block-printed in black and red on light b...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 286087

Accession Number: 2001.281.469A-E

Trunk Lining

Fragment of wallpaper used to line a trunk. Printed with a geometric diamond pattern. Diamond-shaped figures, consisting of a chevron of black hatchmarks that float over a diamond of white hatchmarks, repeat to form an allover geometric pattern. Block-printed in black and white on pink ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 286095

Accession Number: 2001.281.470

Wallpaper

Fragment of oatmeal paper from the F. Holland Day House in Norwood, Massachusetts. The back of the paper is imprinted with an Arts and Crafts style floral pattern of blue morning glory and yellow chrysanthemums among swirling green foliage. Block-printed in blue, green and yellow on light green gr...

Date: 1890-1990

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286215

Accession Number: 2001.281.471

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Osterville, Massachusetts. Scenery figure pattern with alternating large and small cartouche figures, draped with pink roses, framed pastoral landscape scenes. Large figure depicts a house and a bridge beside a waterway with mountain in the background. The small figure dep...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286222

Accession Number: 2001.281.472

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pattern of medallions resembling stylized flowers over stripes. Small, scallope-edged medallions with green, radiating foliate figures and red dots at their centers. The medallions, perhaps originally white or light blue, repeat in rows over...

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 286301

Accession Number: 2001.281.473AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pattern of repeating small figures emulating a gilt figure wallpaper. Roller-printed in green and metallic gold on gray ground.

Date: 1853-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286374

Accession Number: 2001.281.474AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper from the Adams National Historic Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. Alternating stripes of pink flowers, one of small pink flowers the other of larger pink roses, divided by solid green and patterned mica stripes. Roller-printed in liquid mica, four greens, two pinks...

Date: 1923-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), mica (white pigment)

GUSN: 286418

Accession Number: 2001.281.475

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper from the Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. Floral stripes with roses and morning glories growing from the same vertical vine. The floral vines are evenly spaced over narrow white and liquid mica stripes. Roller-printed in liquid mica, bla...

Date: 1912

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), mica (white pigment)

GUSN: 286444

Accession Number: 2001.281.476

Wallpaper Reproduction

Fragment of reproduction wallpaper produced for the Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. Floral stripes of roses and morning glories growing from the same vertical vine. The floral vines are evenly spaced over narrow white and liquid mica stripes. Screen-printed in liquid mica...

Date: 1971

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: paper (fiber product), mica (white pigment), screen printing

GUSN: 286445

Accession Number: 2001.281.477

Wallpaper

Small wallpaper fragment with pattern largely worn away. Appears to be a floral trail or "chintz figures" pattern. Figures in white and shades of blue on dark brown ground. Heavy, wove paper, partial sheets. Provenance of the fragment is uncertain. Inscription and attached newspaper clipping iden...

Date: 1760-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper

GUSN: 286487

Accession Number: 2001.281.478

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Reading, Massachusetts. Ogee pattern of repeating lozenges framing snowflake-like figures. The horizontal striping and broken lines in the pattern give the impression of a woven textile. Roller-printed in dark brown, metallic gold and white on beige ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286507

Accession Number: 2001.281.479

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of gilt-figured wallpaper from Rockland, Massachusetts. Figures, embossed and gilded with gold leaf, depict a foliate sprig encircled by a small wreath with berries. Dusty rose colored ground, roller-printed.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286508

Accession Number: 2001.281.480

Wallpaper

Fragment of French scenery figure wallpaper from Salem, Massachusetts. Gray cartouche figure with violet and red roses frames a scene of a masted boat on a waterway surrounded by buildings with mountains in the background. The scene is block-printed in two grays, ochre, red, and dark brown over a ...

Date: 1840-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286521

Accession Number: 2001.281.481

Side chair

One of a pair of Empire side chairs with scrolled crest rails and s-curved front legs. Seat upholstered in cream colored cotton (?) with herringbone weave.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 286573

Accession Number: 1958.355.1

Wallpaper

Scenery figure wallpaper fragment from Salem, Massachusetts. Pastoral scene of children in wooded setting playing on a see-saw made from a stump and log. Block-printed in black, red, light tan, pale yellow, dusty pink, pale mauve and multiple shades of gray, brown, green, and blue on a light blue-...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286574

Accession Number: 2001.281.482

Side chair

One of a pair of Empire side chairs with scrolled crest rails and s-curved front legs. Seat upholstered in cream colored cotton (?) with herringbone weave.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 286575

Accession Number: 1958.355.2

Side chair

Empire style side chair with scrolled crest rail, s-curved front legs and polychrome floral embroidery-covered seat.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 286577

Accession Number: 1958.356

Candlestick

Colorless glass candlestick with square stepped pyramidal base. Base probably press molded, top turn molded.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 286597

Accession Number: 1958.357

Wallpaper

Fragments of scenery figure wallpaper from Salem, Massachusetts. Several fragments of the same pattern are taped together. Swiss architectural figures frame scenic vignettes, one of a couple crossing a rustic timber bridge and the other of mountain goats on an outcrop of land with water, a village a...

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286598

Accession Number: 2001.281.483

Candlestand

Octagonal tilt-top candlestand with fluted urn-shaped shaft, three cabriole legs and spade feet. Edges of top with stringing.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 286632

Accession Number: 1958.358

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from Salem, Massachusetts. Pattern depicts famous Parisian landmarks with interspersed shrubs. Roller-printed in green and two browns on light blue ground. Fragment A consists of several pieces taped together.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286633

Accession Number: 2001.281.484A-J

Wallpaper

Five pieces of an unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of overlapping scrolled elements and wreaths framed by intertwined and curving lines. The background is covered with all over scattered half circle shapes. Machine printed in pink, red, black and olive green on a cream ground.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Gledhill Wallpaper Company (1880-1920)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286651

Accession Number: 2000.1617A-E

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Second layer. Repeating floral medallions on a dotted field and flanked by a stripe of flowers and scrolling foliate. Printed in yellow on a cinnamon ground. A small first layer is a Moses Grant Jr. and Co. pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286652

Accession Number: 2000.1659

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Full pattern has alternating stripes of entwined floral vines framing a figure and a bird against a brown field and a trailing floral vine with stylized flowers. Printed in two browns, grey, blue, green, yellow, pink, and red.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287245

Accession Number: 2000.1681.1-.2

Wallpaper

Fragment of Art Nouveau floral wallpaper from Farmington, New Hampshire. Stylized rose vines and flowers form a trellis and medallion pattern. Roller-printed in two reds, pink, two greens and black on red ground. "The Grenfell / 986 / 9" printed in the selvedge. Manufactured by Becker, Smith & Page...

Date: 1905-1915

Maker: Becker, Smith & Page (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287246

Accession Number: 2001.281.528

Windsor Side Chair

Birdcage Windsor chair with seven spindles and bamboo turnings on legs, stiles, and stretchers.

Date: 1805-1825

Maker: Gragg, Samuel (American cabinetmaker, 1772-ca. 1855) (Furniture maker)

Material: tiger maple

GUSN: 287440

Accession Number: 2013.73.1

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of gilt-figured wallpaper from Hancock, New Hampshire. Embossed, gilded floral sprigs are evenly spaced on a gray ground. Three different floral sprigs are represented, each sprig in its own row and the sprigs in each row alternating mirror images of each other.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287455

Accession Number: 2001.281.529

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of gilt-figured wallpaper from Hancock, New Hampshire. Embossed, gilded floral sprigs figures with small bell-shaped flowers are evenly spaced on a beige ground. The fragment is torn in two.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287456

Accession Number: 2001.281.530AB

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of gilt-figured wallpaper from Hancock, New Hampshire. Embossed, gilded foliate and berry figures with delicate trailing vines on light blue ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287457

Accession Number: 2001.281.531

Wallpaper

Fragment of striped wallpaper from Hollis, New Hampshire. Stripe pattern has stylized stalk with leaves growing from either side, one side white, the other black. Between the stalks is an undulating line of white pin dots line that runs around and between black and white stylized flower heads. Bloc...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287459

Accession Number: 2001.281.532

Wallpaper

Fragments of a French wallpaper from New Hampshire. Neoclassical pattern featuring a cherub in front of a gazebo with festoons and sprays of roses. Block-printed in black, white, olive, red, and blue on gray ground. Wove paper, partial sheets. Fragment B includes a border fragment with a pattern...

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287460

Accession Number: 2001.281.533A-F

Brocatelle Fragment

Brocatelle fragment, with Renaissance Revival urns and dragons in red on a yellow ground. The large fragment is stitched together from one small and one large fragment. Four patches on back.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), bast

GUSN: 287463

Accession Number: 2010.30.1.4

Bandbox

Large round pasteboard bandbox (A) and lid (B) covered with wallpaper. Paper has repeating pattern of thin horizontal background stripes and pindots arranged in a geometric pattern. Paper also has framed vignettes depicting a rural countryside with deer. Block printed in green and browns on a cream ...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287488

Accession Number: 1919.395AB

Bandbox

Rectangular wooden bandbox (A) and pasteboard lid (B). Box and lid are covered with wallpaper with all-over pattern of stylized flowers and large leaves against a background of meandering lines and pin dots. Printed in blue and back on a white ground. Box is lined with plain paper. Rim of lid is cov...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 287489

Accession Number: 1920.69AB

Bandbox

Round pasteboard bandbox (A) and lid (B) covered in wallpaper. Wallpaper has large-scale framed vignettes of neoclassical urns and swags. Paper is badly faded but may have originally been printed in browns and white on a gray ground. Lid is damaged

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287490

Accession Number: 1980.100AB

Bandbox

Bandbox (A) and lid (B) covered with wallpaper with scrolling orange floral design on a gray patterned background. Lined with "The Union" newspaper (Washington) dated July 18, 1852.

Date: 1852-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287494

Accession Number: 1953.482AB

Unused fragment of striped wallpaper from the Governor Bradford house, Kingston, New Hampshire. Pattern of wide stripes, features a horseshoe-shaped spray of flowers on a background of small quatrefoil figures, alternating with narrow stripes with hash mark and dot pattern. Roller-printed in cream...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287591

Accession Number: 2001.281.540

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