Victorian Wallpaper: Fruit Designs
84 Victorian Wallpaper designs of fruit, from the Library of Congress archive.
Sidewall with "C" scroll and Foliate Decoration
1850
Sidewall sample with varieties of flowers and fruit,…
1906
Three mermaid figures, with fruit and foliage
1700
Bunch of grapes as central motif, large red tulips, and…
1700
Portion, lacking much of its finished surface, showing…
1700
Large-scale sunflowers and rose, with a bunch of grapes
1700
With blue-gray field
1700
Deep blue or purple grapes with red highlights
1700
Large bunches of purple grapes hanging from vines
1906
Large clusters of red grapes hanging from vines
1906
A) A bird perched on a flower, with a worm in its mouth
1700
One large red flower, two blue flowers, a large flying…
1700
Portion of a larger panel, in varnished silver, blue and red
1710
Small clusters of grapes with leaves on vine growing around…
1906
Small clusters of grapes with grape leaves on grapevines…
1906
Parrots and pomegranates with scrolling foliage
Date unknown
Fragment of stamped and embossed leather
1730
Frames with fruit and urn with bird and butterfly, printed…
1835
Portion of a slightly larger panel, in varnished silver,…
1700
Smaller portion of a slightly larger panel, in varnished…
1700
Dense Neo-Rococo pattern consisting of a motif of fanciful…
1880
A) long narrow strip of wallpaper
1760
Rich design of grapes, peaches, pineapple and cinquefoil…
1906
Peaches and pears with foliage and clusters of grapes are…
1906
Gray and yellow scrollwork with vases with jewelled…
1840
Prominent framework with scalloped ends, ornamented with…
1700
Green foliate scrolls enclose grisaille scenes of two…
1850
All-over pattern of branches laden with different fruits…
1880
Leather wallcovering
1650
Large bunches of purple grapes, hanging on very dense vine…
1905
Complete width
1890
Bunches of fruit, including cherry, plums, grapes, peaches,…
1900
Imitation leather
1875
Large clusters of purple grapes, with lush foliage,…
1907
Vertical rectangle
1800
A) Trellis-filled strapwork, with bellfowers, foliage and…
1710
Stylized floral or pomegranate design printed ti imitate a…
1880
In one flat shade of mauve on pink, geometricized…
1880
Very dense vining floral pattern, containing…
1860
Scrolling foliate medallion enclosing squirrels perched on…
1820
Alfred Peats Wallpaper, No. 1
1915
Four fragments showing incompletely a design simulating…
1860
Vertical portion of paper with scrollwork against dotted…
1855
Portion of a paper with alternating columns of large-scale…
1830
Imitation leather
1875
Gray and yellow scrollwork with vases with jewelled…
1840
Alternating motifs of fruit and flower clusters, and carved…
1775
Red and green pattern on white ground
1835
Embossed armorial pattern with garland of fruit, basket of…
1880
Horizontal lozenge
1800
Vertical rectangle
1780
Imitation leather
1880
Large colorful bird perched in a tree
1900
Two full widths, each with two different scenes, one below…
1835
Fruit, including grapes, peaches and cherries, sitting on…
1810
Vine
1874
Sidewall or ceiling paper containing small bunches of…
1905
Three motifs of a paper with Neapolitan scenes enclosed in…
1860
Vertical rectangle
1800
Imitation leather
1880
Full width, giving one and one-half repeats of an all-over…
1875
Full width, the end of a roll, giving one and one-half…
1875
Two pieces of original document for "Dijon," fruit and…
1800
Formal design of urn containing triple-branched tudor rose…
1875
Shells in the Archway
1796
All-over pattern of orange boughs with fruit and blossoms,…
1880
An embossed paper simulating leather work of the 17th…
1880
A) Vase of floral bouquet centered within a wreath of wheat
1800
Orange Walnuts
1880
English Gothic
1915
Arabesque-style Chinoiserie
1773
Vine
1873
Aesop's Fable: The Fox and the Crow
1840
Aesop's Fable: The Fox and the Crow
1840
Japanese Leather
1875
On satin or polished green ground, two columns of…
1845
Gothic Revival design with landscape vignette
1840
Portion of paper, a complete width giving less than one…
1885
Design of grapes hanging from vines and grape leaves,…
1900
A) Rinceau of leaves, flowering vine and grain on pale blue…
1780
Many small pieces of two different designs
1870
Fruit (or Pomegranate)
1866
Design for a Panel or Wallpaper (?) with an Ornamental…
1870
Quilt, Strip pattern
1840