Collection Highlights: In the Nursery: Wallpaper for Children's Spaces
These wallpapers were designed to decorate rooms inhabited by children. Some feature beloved stories, such as Winnie the Pooh, Peter Rabbit, The House that Jack Built, and Mother Goose. Others highlight activites that children might enjoy, with sports motifs or scenes of travel, games, and adventure.
- Sidewall, The House that Jack Built
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.
- 1938-62-57
- This object was made by Jeffrey & Company.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Oranges and Lemons Say the Bells of St. Clements
- machine printed on paper.
- Gift of Empire Wall-Paper Company.
- 1946-97-2
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Teacher's Pet
- screen printed on paper-backed vinyl.
- Gift of F. Schumacher & Co..
- 1994-100-6
- This object was made by F. Schumacher & Co..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Frieze, The Child World
- chromolithograph print on paper.
- Gift of Louis Risner.
- 1982-36-4
- This object was made by The Prager Company, Inc. and The P. Co..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Chansons Vieux Temps
- printed from engraved metal plates.
- Gift of Nancy McClelland.
- 1946-20-5
- This object was made by Impressions du Landy.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
This object has not been digitized yet.
- Sidewall, Alice in Wonderland, 1968
- screen-printed vinyl.
- Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology.
- 1998-75-180
- This object was made by Piazza Prints Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Frieze, Winnie the Pooh
- block printed on ingrain paper.
- Gift of Standard Coated Products.
- 1975-2-2
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall - Sample, Zebraville
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of George H. Fitch.
- 1949-88-2-k
- This object was made by United Wallpaper, Inc. and Asam Brothers.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sample Book, Gear Kids, 1988
- screen printed, flocked on vinyl and vinyl coated paper..
- Gift of Claudia Vargisy.
- 1997-151-6-1/123
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 110 images of this object.
- Frieze, To Cowslip Farm, 1923
- block-printed paper.
- Gift of Standard Coated Products.
- 1975-2-1
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Sidewall - Sample, Wings Over America
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of Henry H. Allman.
- 1947-81-5
- This object was made by United Wallpaper, Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Frieze (England), ca. 1935
- lithograph printed.
- Gift of Jane Jeffery.
- 1993-6-1
- This object was made by Crown Wallcoverings Ltd..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall - Sample
- machine-printed paper.
- Given by Imperial Paper and Color Corporation.
- 1948-90-1-g
- This object was made by Imperial Wallcoverings Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Frieze, Mother Goose Frieze
- machine-printed with engraved rollers.
- Gift of Philadelphia Museum of Art.
- 1971-58-52
- This object was made by C.and J.G. Potter.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Play Ball Two
- screen-printed vinyl.
- Gift of John Bulica Nicholson.
- 2001-3-12
- This object was made by Piazza Prints Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sample Book, American Futures, Book #15
- machine printed on paper.
- Gift of Unknown Donor.
- 1980-77-3-1/115
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 169 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Miss Mouse at Home
- screen printed.
- Gift of Margaret S. Cheney, Mark Twain Memorial.
- 1979-48-1
- This object was made by Nancy McClelland, Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Border, Alphabet
- screen-printed on paper.
- Gift of A/D Gallery.
- 1996-53-1
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Frieze, Toyland
- chromolithograph on paper.
- Gift of Wallpaper Council, Inc..
- 1960-163-2
- This object was made by The Schmitz-Horning Co..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Nursery Rhymes
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of Essex Institute.
- 1947-25-3
- This object was made by Jeffrey & Company.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall (USA)
- screen printed.
- Gift of F. Schumacher & Co..
- 1994-100-1
- This object was made by F. Schumacher & Co..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall - Sample, Cinderella
- machine printed on paper.
- Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
- 1956-108-1
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sidewall (USA)
- machine-printed, oil colors, textured ground.
- Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1931-45-115-a/d
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Frieze, The Child World, 1912
- chromolithograph print on paper.
- Gift of Louis Risner.
- 1982-36-3
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Frieze, The "Hunting" Frieze, 1905
- block printed on ingrain paper.
- Gift of Standard Coated Products.
- 1975-2-5-a/g
- This object was made by Arthur Sanderson & Sons, Ltd..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Alice in Wonderland
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of Philadelphia Museum of Art.
- 1971-58-28
- This object was made by Thomas Strahan & Co., Manufactory.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sidewall - Sample
- machine-printed on paper.
- Gift of George H. Fitch.
- 1949-88-2-f
- This object was made by Devoe & Raynolds Company, Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, French Village
- screen printed.
- Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
- 1952-88-7
- This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall (possibly USA)
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of Charles Grimmer & Son.
- 1930-14-1-h
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall (possibly France)
- machine printed on paper.
- Gift of Charles Grimmer & Son.
- 1930-14-1-i
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall, Alpha Omega, 1965–1968
- screen-printed vinyl.
- Gift of John Bulica Nicholson.
- 2001-3-8
- This object was made by Piazza Prints Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall (possibly USA)
- machine printed on paper.
- Gift of Charles Grimmer & Son.
- 1930-14-1-j
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall - Sample, Designs of Today, Original Creations by Thibaut
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
- 1947-90-1-29
- This object was made by Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall, Memories of Childhood
- screen printed.
- Gift of Scalamandre Wallpaper, Inc..
- 1965-63-30
- This object was made by Scalamandré.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall, Activities
- screen printed on paper.
- Gift of A/D Gallery.
- 1996-53-2
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall - Sample, Designs of Today, Original Creations by Thibaut
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
- 1947-90-1-30
- This object was made by Richard E. Thibaut, Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
