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Historic Wallpaper
Resources
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Links to suppliers of reproduction wallpaper -To professionals in the historic wallpaper industry and
To books about wallpaper, online articles and wallpaper museums
Companies offering wallpapers generated form original documents
Companies who will reproduce wallpaper
Historic Wallpaper Consultants
Historic Interiors Consultants
Historic Restoration Resources
Historic Paint & Wallpaper Analysts
Historic Paint Color Consultants
Historic Wallpaper Collections on the Web
Historic Wallpaper Articles on the Web
Purchasing Historic Wallpaper Books online
Wallpaper Research & Study Collections
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Companies offering wallpapers generated from original documents
Adelphi Paperhangings 1770 to 1850 documented patterns; blockprinted using traditional methods and materials.
Aesthetic Interiors Wallpapers from the Aesthetic movement, lateVictorian & early arts and crafts.
A.L. Diament & Co. 19th and 20th century, rare and antique French Scenic Wallpapers
Bradbury & Bradbury Victorian, Neo-Classical and Arts and Crafts wallpapers
Brunschwig & Fils Early 19th Century to early 20th century screenprinted reproduction borders and sidewalls
Carter & Co./Mt.Diablo Screenprinted documented wallpapers from 1840 to 1920
Crown Corporation Suppliers of Anaglypta and Lincrusta
de Gournay Chinese hand-painted murals as well as renditions of French Scenics
Carol Mead Designs Offering Arts and Crafts borders and wallpapers
Charles Rupert Designs Manufacturer and Distributor of William Morris, Victorian and Arts & Crafts wallpapers CharlesRupertDesigns.com
Clarence House 212-752-2890
Classic Revivals Distributors for screen and block printed wallpaper from Europe
Cole & Son Englands finest block printers, one of the few in the world who can still flock
Design for Delight Offering vintage stock from the 1960’s and 70’s
E W Moore Vintage wallpapers from the UK
Gracie’s Oriental Wallpapers Chinese hand-painted panels and murals
Griffen Mill handmade papers English company who makes hand made paper suitable for reproductions
Hamilton Weston Offering English patterns from 1690 to 1901
HistoricStyle.com William Morris, Victorian, Arts & Crafts & early 20th c. wallpapers.
Hannah’s Treasures Antiques & Vintage wallpapers dating from 1920 to 1960
Indextory.Com Purveyers of proprietary finishes for lincrustra & anaglypta
Interior 1900 Vintage wallpapers from the 20th century
Paperhangings Identifies, dates and reproduces historic wallpaper documents in Australia.
Paul Montgomery Studios Chinese hand-painted panels and murals
J.R. Burrows & Co Screenprinted Victorian documented patterns
Lutson Goundleder Offering hand crafted leather patterns dating from the 17th century
Mason & Wolf Reproduction and Victorian Revival patterns in period colors for walls and ceilings.
Sanderson & Sons William Morris Wallpapers
Scalamandre Screenprined reproductions spanning the 19th century to the early 20th century
Second Hand Rose Buys and sells antique wallpaper
Stark Wallcovering Variety of historic collections including Chinese murals and 18th century blockprints
Trustworth Studios Offering wallpapers from the English Arts & Crafts era especially CFA Voysey
Twigs 1 800 824 4204 Screenprinted reproductions:early 19th to early 20th century
Victorian Collectibles Borders, sidewalls and roomsets from for the Victorian
Watts & Co. English screen and block printed wallpapers from mid to late 19th century
Wolffhousewallpapers Offering 1870 to 1920 hand screenprinted reproduction wallpapers
Zina Studios 914-667-6004
Zoffany English wallpapers
Zuber et Cie Scenics, borders and sidewalls printed from original early 19th century woodblocks
Zuber et Cie This site has very good photo’s of all the availible scenics
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Companies who will reproduce wallpapers
By Blockprinting
Adelphi Paperhangings America: Adelphi Paper Hangings offers block printed wallpapers circa 1720-1860,
Cole & Son - London. In business since 1875
Laura McCoy Designs, Inc. Specializing in reproducing historic document wallpapers from fragmentary and photographic evidence. Reproduction methods include silkcreen, roller and block printing. mcdesign@optonline.net
By Screenprinting
Alexander Beauchamp
BurtWallPapers .
Hamilton Weston Wallpapers
Laura Mc Coy Designs, Inc. mcdesign@optonline.net
Scalamandre
Twigs 1 800 824 4204
Wolffehousewallpapers
Zina Studios 914-667-6004
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Historic Wallpaper Consultants
Richard Nylander Wallpaper historian:Consulted on the Blue room of the White House
Christopher Ohrstrom Wallpaper historian specializing in late 18th and early 19th century wallpaper
Robert M. Kelly Specializes in the research, analysis and consultation of early wallpapers
Laura McCoy Designs, Inc.Specializes in researching & reproducing original wallpaper patterns mcdesign@optonline.net
Gail Winkler Offering consultation for historic wallpapers from the late eingteenth through the early twentieth centuries.
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American Institute of Conversation Washington, D.C 202 452 9545
Debrora D Mayer Portsmouth, NH 603433 7020
Nash Paper Conservation: Conservator who specializes in wallpaper conservation 304-876-3772
Elizabeth K. Schulte 414-350-8346
T.K. McClintock Studio TKM Ltd. Tel. 617 666 9010 Mr. McClintock is the author of numerous articles on the conservation of historic wallpapers, including a chapter on the subject in the National Park Service publication, Caring for Your Historic House. Specialties include conservation treatment of fine art and historic works on paper including wallpapers and murals.
Allyson McDermott - The Web site of an English conservator specializing in wallpaper. The site includes descriptions of wallpaper conservation treatments at country houses such as Uppark (after its devastating fire in 1989), Temple Newsam, and Woodall Park. Some of her conservation and restoration projects have included block-printing wallpaper to match lost sections of original wallpaper
Northeast Document Conservation Center - This conservation center in North Andover, Massachusetts, is one of the largest conservation centers in the country devoted to paper-based collections, including wallpaper. The Web site offers many resources relating to paper conservation in general
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Historic Interiors Consultants
Jean Dunbar 540-4633291
Page Talbott 610-667 7496
LCA Associates Specializing in public buildings, museum houses, and commercial properties dating from the late eingteenth through the early twentieth centuries. Thier particular expertise is the recreation of authentic interiors––including window drapery and curtaining, wallpapers, floor coverings, lighting––and historic interior and exterior painted finishes. They can also provide historic structure reports, historic furnishing plans and implementation for the recreation of historic interiors.
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Historic Restoration Resources
Preservation Directory Resources and research tools for historic preservation and building restoration
PreservationWeb Materials and Craftsmen for restoration
Victoriana.com Links for Victorian materials and craftsmen
Restoration Trades Networking and marketing for restoration craftsmen
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Preservation Sourcebook Materials and Craftsmen for restoration
John Leeke’s Historic Homeworks Consulting services for the restoration of historic building
Conrad Schmitt Studios, Inc. Restoration & conservation of timeless historic interiors since 1889
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Historic Paint & Wallpaper Analysts
(stereomicroscope and the polarized light microscope (PLM) are the principal tools for dating wallpaper)
Matt Mosca 410-466-5325
Frank Welsh The Investigation, Analysis and Authentication of Historic Wallpaper
Sara Chase 781-861-6646
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Historic Paint Color Consultants
LCA Associates Winkler & Moss lecture widely and assist corporations and not–for–profit institutions to develop historically authentic products and both private owners and municipalities to select historic colors.
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Historic Wallpaper Collections on the Web
Old Sturbridge Village, Owners of a Janes and Bolles sample book, circa 1822, from Hardford CT. which can be viewed online. Go to
collections and type in “Wallpaper”.
Wallpaper in New England - A brand new resource, this Web site is devoted to the recently digitized images of the important historic wallpaper collection at the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA). The collection is one of the largest in the U.S., comprising over 5000 samples of wallpaper ranging from the 1737 (the earliest documented sample from an American house) to the Art Deco era. The site also include other resources for the study of historic wallpaper as well as brief wallpaper history overview.
The Williams Morris Gallery - The Web site for the only public museum devoted to England’s best known and most versatile designer. The Gallery is located in Morris’s family home from 1848 to 1856 at Walthamstow. The site includes information on Morris and his designs. There are free wallpaper downloads for your computer.
Victoria and Albert Museum Located in London. Their website offer 196 patterns with ample information about manufacturer, method and history.
Whitworth Art Gallery - Manchester, England:. The museum has a collection of more than 6000 samples of wallpapers, ranging in date from the 17th century to the present, but the majority of items cover the period 1850-1980. Though the emphasis is on British products, the collection includes important French examples, as well as a small number from other European countries and America. Brief records of 6300 items are included in a searchable database but only a few hundred records have photographic illustrations
Cooper-Hewitt National Museum New York: The Cooper-Hewitt Museum has over 10,000 original wallpaper documents.
Musee du papier peint de Rixheim France: This museum has many of the French scenic’s on display and the best collection of early 19th
century French wallpaper
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Historic Wallpaper Articles on the Web
Conservation articles
Wallpapers in Historic Preservation by Catherine Lynn Frangiamore : A small book first printed in 1977 which covers historic wallpaper printing techniques, historic wallpaper styles and tips on either conserving, reproducing or acquiring wallpaper for a restoration project.
Wallpapers at Winterthur: Seeing Them in a “New Light” Cyntia Karnes, Julie Ream and Elizabeth Wendelin: A review of conservation techniques for original wallpapers that were collected and reinstalled within many of the 175 period rooms at Winterthur.
Conservation of French Scenic at Martin Van Buren Home Hamm, Patricia, and James Hamm. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 20 (1981): 116-125. A summary of the first survey of condition is presented with the reasons why a removal and reinstallation treatment was decided upon. The treatment steps are outlined and recommendations for a more stabilized environment in the future are made.
Northeast Document Conservation Center. Offers gernerous information for wallpaper conservation i.e. surface cleaning, stain reduction and mending.
Historic Wallpaper Conservation Best article for getting grasp on the conservation of historic wallpaper. Mapes, Phillipa. A conservator specializing in the conservation of wallpaper and other large works of art on paper, based in Wiltshire, England, discusses the advantages of removal & rehanging vs in situ cleaning and repair.
“Wallpaper and Its Conservation: An Architectural Conservator’s Perspective.”Gilmore, Andrea M. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 20 (1981): 74-81. A discussion of objectives and role of the architectural conservator in the task of wallpaper conservation. The interdependent relationship of historic wallpaper and the structure in which it hangs is described. Criteria for determining appropriate conservation treatments are listed.
A New Conservation Lining for Historic Wallpapers An article by Phillippa Mapes, Mark Sandiford and Philip Meredith discussing the merits of polyester textile versus traditional stretched canvas when rehanging conserved historic wallpapers over planks, plaster or bricks.
“The Investigation, Analysis and Authentication of Historic Wallpaper.“ Frank Welsh. One of America’s leading specialists in the investigation and analysis of architectural finishes discusses methodology for analyzing wallpaper.
Wallpapers in the Historic Interior This article by Allison McDermott combines the history of wallpaper with design and ends with the a brief description of methods for the conservation of wallpaper.
Conservation of a Chinese Mural Illustrates wallpaper conservation in England
Printing and installation articles
Historic Wallpaper Blockprinting materials, methods and types from 1700 to the 1860
The choice and use of reproduction wallpapers in the historic interior By Richard Nylander
All about Woodblock Printing Hubbard, Hesketh. This article was originally published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, 1934, and covers traditional wood block printing.
Muslin:Canvassing the World By Robert Kelly: Case study Kathrineburg In St. Thomas
1880’s Colorado Minor’s Cabin..Muslin/Wallpaper 1999 project by Historic Wallpapering Specialties
Wallpaper history articles
“Wallpaper.” Krasner-Khait, Barbara. This article from History-magazine.com looks the development of wallcoverings up through 20th century.
“Rooms with a View: Landscape & Wallpaper” Leight, Michele. An article from the City Review about the exhibit of scenic wallpaper by that title held at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, April 24- October 14, 2001.
Theory and Practice: Late Victorian Wallpaper By John Burrows An indepth look at the use of wallpaper in the late 19th century
Short History on Hand Joined Wallpaper by Robert M. Kelly (presented at the “Early American Wallpaper” workshop, Eastfield Village, Nassau, N.Y., July 17-20, 1995)
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Purchasing Historic Wallpaper BooksOnline
The Papered Wall Lesley Hopkins
Showroom Handbook for Wallpaper Installation Written especially for designers, showroom personnel, and paperhangers in the field of high-end residential paperhanging.Published by Bob Kelly of WRN Associates
Wallpaper in America Catherine Lynn
Wallpapers for Historic Building Richard C. Nylander
Wallpaper in New England Richard C. Nylander
Wallpapers Charles Oman and Jean Hamilton
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Articles
Albertson, Karla Klein. “Landscape Wallpaper: A Window on the World.” Early American Life 34 (April 2003): 8-13.
Banham, Joanna. “Outstanding Designs.” Traditional Homes (June 1987). Victorian wallpaper.
Clapp, A.F., “Examination of the Winterthur Wallpapers”, Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, no20, 1981, pp.63-71.
Cohn, Marjorie, ed. “Conservation of Historic Wallpaper.Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 20, no.2 (1981)51-151.
Cuadrado, John A. “Art: 19th-Century French Wallpaper.” Architectural Digest 52 (Oct. 1995): 162-170.
Dunbar, Jean. “Exactly As It Was: Reproducing Historic Wallpaper.” Early American Life 27 (April 1996): 47-53.
“English Imprints.” Colonial Homes 17 (Aug. 1991): 52-58. English handmade wallpaper exhibit, “Paper and Paste,” at Manchester City Art Galleries.
Floud, P. C. “Dating William Morris Patterns.” Architectural Review 126 (1959): 14-20.
Ledes, Allison Eckardt. “French Neoclassical Wallpaper.” The Magazine Antiques 143 (Jan. 1993): 36-37.
______. “French Wallpapers.” The Magazine Antiques 156 (Nov. 1999): 744.
______. “A Panoply of Wallpaper.” The Magazine Antiques 158 (Dec. 2000): 912.
______. “Reproduction Wallpapers.” The Magazine Antiques 160 (Sept. 2001): 376.
______. “A Vast Wallpaper Archive (Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York).” The Magazine Antiques 159 (April 2001): 648.
______. “‘What Shall We Do with Our Walls?’” The Magazine Antiques 151 (June 1997): 896.
Mansell, Sarah. “Postscript: The Rescue and Care of Wallpapers.” In The Papered Wall: History, Pattern, Technique, edited by Lesley Hoskins,.238-243. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994.
McClintock, T.K. “Case Studies on the Effect of Conservation on the Appearance of Historic Wallpapers.” Restaurator 23 (2002): 165-186. This article covers significant conservation projects at Prestwould (VA), the Lee Mansion (MA), and elsewhere.
Nylander, Richard C. “Elegant Late Nineteenth-Century Wallpapers.” The Magazine Antiques 122 (Aug. 1982): 284-288.
______. “Prestwould Wallpapers.” The Magazine Antiques 147 (Jan. 1995): 168-171.
“Off the Walls; Historic Wallpapers in New England.” Early American Life 16 (Oct. 1985): 64-68.
Phillips, M.W., “Wallpaper on Walls: Problems of Climate and Substrate”, Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, no. 20, 1981, pp.83-90.
Pritchard, Margaret Beck, and Willie Graham. “Rethinking Two Houses at Colonial Williamsburg.” The Magazine Antiques 149 (Jan. 1996):166-176.
Solomons, O., “Conservation of Historic Wallpapers”, in T. Rosoman, London Wallpapers, their Manufacture and Use, London 1992, pp.52-53.
Reed, Rochelle. “Recovering the Victorian Interior.” House & Garden 160 (Jan. 1988): 18-21. Bradbury & Bradbury handprinted wallpapers.
Sherrill, Sarah B. “Wallpaper.” The Magazine Antiques 118 (Aug. 1980):192-193.
Suares, J.-C. “Ultimate Panoramas: Zuber’s Classic Wallpapers Will Make Your Home Feel Like a Palace.” Connoisseur 220 (July 1990): 60-68.
Treese, Lorett, and Caroline Von Kleeck-Beard. “French Creation, American Choice: The Scenic Wallpaper of France.” Early American Life 23 (April 1992): 49-57.
“Wallpaper Before 1830.” Early American Life 11 (Feb. 1980): 40-44.
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Banham, Joanna. Wallpapers: 17th Century to Present Day. London, Studio Editions, 1990.
Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Kitsch to Corbusier: Wallpapers from the 1950s. New York: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 1995.
Dornsife, Samuel A. “Wallpaper.” The Encyclopedia of Victoriana, ed. by Harriet Bridgeman and Elizabeth Drury. New York: Macmillan, 1975.
Entwisle, Eric. A. The Book of Wallpaper: A History and an Appreciation. Rev. ed. Bath, England: Kingsmead Reprints, 1970.
______. A Literary History of Wallpaper. London: Batsford, 1960.
______. Wallpapers of the Victorian Era. Leigh-on-Sea: F. Lewis, 1964.
Greysmith, Brenda. Wallpaper. New York: Macmillan, 1976.
*Hamilton, Jean. An Introduction to Wallpaper. London: HMSO, 1983.
Hapgood, M. Oliver. Wallpaper and the Artist: From Dürer to Warhol. London: Abbeville Press, 1992.
*Hoskins, Lesley, ed. The Papered Wall: The History, Patterns and Techniques of Wallpaper. New York: Abrams, 1994. This is the best recent book on the subject, covering English, French, American, and Chinese wallpapers, lavishly illustrated and containing a thorough bibliography.
*Kosuda-Warner, Joanne. Landscape Wallcoverings. New York: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, 2001.
Lynn, Catherine. Rescuing Historic Wallpaper: Identification, Preservation, Restoration. Nashville, Tenn.: American Association for State and Local History, 1974. Also issued as American Association for State and Local History, Technical leaflet 76.
McClelland, Nancy. Historic Wall-Papers: From Their Inception to the Introduction of Machinery. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1924.
*Oman, Charles C., and Jean Hamilton. Wallpapers: A History and Illustrated Catalogue of the Victoria and Albert Museum. New York: Abrams, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Saunders, Gill. Wallpaper in Interior Decoration. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2002.
Taylor, Clare. Wallpaper. Princes Risborough, England: Shire Publications, 1991.
*Teynac, Françoise [and others]. Wallpaper: A History. New York: Rizzoli, 1982.
Whitworth Art Gallery. Historic Wallpapers in the Whitworth Art Gallery: From the Collection Presented to the Gallery in 1967 by the Wall Paper Manufacturers Limited. Manchester, England: The Gallery, 1972.
*______. A Decorative Art: 19th Century Wallpapers in the Whitworth Art Gallery. Manchester: Whitworth Art Gallery, 1985.
America
Ackerman, Phyllis. Wallpaper, Its History, Design and Use. New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1938.
Frangiamore, Catherine Lynn. Wallpapers in Historic Preservation. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, Technical Preservation Services Division, 1977.
*Lynn, Catherine. Wallpaper in America: From the Seventeenth Century to World War I. New York : W.W. Norton, 1980. This is the most comprehensive and scholarly work on wallpaper use in America.
*Nylander, Richard C. [and others]. Wallpaper in New England: Selections from the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Boston: The Society, 1986.
Nylander, Richard C. Wall Papers for Historic Buildings: A Guide to Selecting Reproduction Wallpapers. Washington, D.C.: Preservation Press, 1992.
Sanborn, Kate. Old Time Wall Papers: An Account of the Pictorial Papers on Our Forefathers’ Walls. Greenwich, Conn.: Literary Collector Press, 1905. This early work on historic wallpaper includes many turn-of-the-century photographs of old houses with early wallpapers that have since been lost.
England
Arthur Sanderson & Sons, Ltd. A Century of Sanderson, 1860-1960. London: Arthur Sanderson & Sons, 1960. Manufacturers of William Morris wallpaper patterns.
______. Morris & Co. Hand Printed Wall Papers. Uxbridge, Middlesex, England: The Firm, c. 1980.
Clark, Fiona. William Morris: Wallpapers and Chintzes. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1973.
Fowler, John, and John Cornforth. English Decoration in the 18th Century. Princeton, N.J.: The Pyne Press, 1974.
Morris, William. Wallpapers and Designs. London: Academy Editions, 1971.
*Rosoman, Treve. London Wallpapers: Their Manufacture and Use, 1690-1840. London: English Heritage, 1992. Written to accompany an exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Sugden, Alan Victor and John Ludlam Edmondson. A History of English Wallpaper, 1509-1914. New York: C. Scribner’s Sons, 1926.
Turner, M., M. Pinny, and Lesley Hoskins. A Popular Art: British Wallpapers, 1930-1960. London: Middlesex Polytechnic, 1990.
*Wells-Cole, Anthony. Historic Paper Hangings: From Temple Newsam and Other English Houses. Leeds, England: Leeds City Art Galleries, 1983.
France
*Bieri, Helen, and Bernard Jacqué. Papiers Peints Art Nouveau. Milan: Skira, 1997.
Clouzot, Henri, and Charles Follot. Histoire du Papier Peint en France. Paris: Charles Moreau, 1935.
Entwisle, Eric. A.. French Scenic Wallpapers, 1800-1860. Leigh-on-Sea, England: F. Lewis, 1972.
Guibert, Mireille. Papiers Peints, 1800-1875. Paris: Société des Amis de la Bibliothèque Forney, 1980. Discusses wallpapers in the collection of the Bibliothèque Forney, Paris.
*Jacqué, Bernard, and Odile Nouvel-Kammerer. Le Papier Peint: Décor d’Illusion. Barembach, France: Editions J.-P. Gyss, 1987.
Jacqué, Bernard, and Geert Wisse. Le Murmure des Murs: Quatre Sciècles d’Histoire du Papier Peint. Brussels: CGER, 1997.
Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Trois Siècles de Papiers Peints. Paris: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 1967.
______. Bordures et Frises: Papiers Peints. Text by Véronique de Bruignac. Paris: Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1991.
*Nouvel, Odile. Wallpapers of France, 1800-1850. With an introduction by Jean-Pierre Seguin; translated by Margaret Timmers. New York: Rizzoli, 1981.
*Nouvel-Kammerer, Odile. French Scenic Landscape Wallpaper, 1795-1865. New York: Rizzoli, 2000 (French ed. 1990).
Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco S.A. Papiers Peints Anciens: du XVIIIe et du XIXe siècles; collection de la maison Follot. Monte-Carlo, Monaco: SPB Monaco, 1981. Catalog of sale of the Follot collection held Feb. 7-8, 1982.
Other Countries
Beyer, Jürgen. Historische Papiertapeten in Weimar. Bad Homburg, Germany: Verlag Ausbildung und Wissen, 1993.
Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales. The Decorated Wall: Eighty Years of Wallpaper in Australia, c.1850-1930. Comp. by P. Murphy. [Elizabeth Bay: s.n.], 1981.
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Wallpaper Research & Study Collections
Collections of historic wallpaper are held by the following institutions. These collections vary in size and scope. The fragile nature of old wallpaper and institutions’ often limited facilities for displaying artifacts mean that wallpaper collections are frequently not on public view. Many of the collections, however, are available for personal consultation. If you are interested in seeing these archived collections, contact the institution in advance to check accessibility and make an appointment if necessary.
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America
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Nicholas Murray Butler Library, Columbia University - New York, New York.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation - Williamsburg, Virginia. The collection focuses on 18th and early 19th century wallpapers, mainly English in origin, as well as French and American examples.
Connecticut Historical Society - Hartford, Connecticut.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution - New York, New York. The wallcoverings department contains the largest and most varied collection of wallpaper in the United States, with more than 10,000 examples. Pieces date from the late 17th century to the present and represent many countries of origin.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and Library - Hartford, Connecticut. A collection of Victorian wallpapers dating from the mid-to-late 19th century.
Houghton Library, Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Theodore R. McKeldin Library, University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland.
Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York, New York.
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) - Providence, Rhode Island. The decorative arts collection includes the Huard Collection of 18th- and early 19th-century French wallpaper.
National http://www.nbm.orgPreservation Institute Washington D.C.
Old Sturbridge Village - Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, Massachusetts. The museum includes the collections of the former Essex Institute.
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas - Austin, Texas.
Historic New England- Boston, Massachusetts. One of the largest collections of wallpaper in the United States with more than 8000 samples ranging from the early 18th century to the 20th century, plus related sample books, trade cards, and more. For greater accessibility, digital images of the collection are soon to be available online: see
World Wide Wallpaper.Searchable data base from Sociey of New England Antiquities
Valentine Museum - Richmond, Virginia.
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Art and Crafts Museum - Cheltenham.
English Heritage Architectural Study Collection, Kenwood House - London.
Olga Hirsch Collection, British Library - London.
Arthur Sanderson & Sons, Ltd. - Uxbridge, Middlesex. Company archive with a collection of more than 25,000 designs for wallpaper and textiles dating back to the 19th century and including William Morris & Co. patterns.
Temple Newsam House - Leeds. One of England’s leading museums devoted to the study of decorative arts.
Victoria and Albert Museum - London. One of the largest collections of wallpaper in Britain, covering a wide range of dates and types. Examples from the collection are displayed in the new British Galleries. The study collection is kept in the Print and Study Rooms.
Whitworth Art Gallery - Manchester. A collection of more than 6000 samples, the wallpaper collection ranges from the 17th century to the present but the majority of both individual items and pattern books cover the period 1850-1980. The emphasis is on British products, but the collection includes important French examples as well as a small number from other European countries and America.
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Bibliothèque Forney - Paris.
Bibliothèque Nationale - Paris.
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs (UCAD) - Paris. The French decorative arts museum is located in the north wing of the Louvre Palace (though completely separate from the Louvre Museum). A superb and extensive collection of French wallpaper samples. The museum’s galleries are closed for renovation until 2005, but study collections may be available by appointment.
Musée du Papier Peint - Rixheim, Alsace. The wallpaper museum houses an immense collection of about 100,000 samples of wallpaper and many wood blocks from the Zuber company archive. The Zuber manufactory is located in the same complex.
Germany
Deutsches Tapetenmuseum - Kassel. A museum of wallpaper with collections ranging from the 18th century to the present, with Chinese as well as European examples.
Hübel Collection, Deutsches Museum - Munich.
Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Berlin.
Other Countries
Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales - Sydney, Australia.
Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenes - Brussels, Belguim..
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