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, Hobby House
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
- 1991-89-22-a
- This object was made by Bailey Wallpaper Company.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall (possibly USA)
- machine-printed on ribbed ground.
- Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
- 1991-89-229
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Nursery Rhymes
- machine-printed on paper.
- Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
- 1991-89-23
- This object was made by Child-Life Wallpaper Co..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Scouting Days
- machine printed on paper.
- Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
- 1991-89-24
- This object was made by J.C. Eisenhart Wallpaper Co..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Peter Pan and Wendy
- machine printed on paper.
- Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
- 1991-89-34
- This object was made by Child-Life Wallpaper Co..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, The Lindbergh
- machine printed with engraved rollers.
- Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.
- 1938-62-54
- This object was made by United Wallpaper, Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Sidewall (USA)
- machine-printed.
- Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
- 1991-89-64
- This object was made by Lennon Wall Paper Company.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall (USA)
- machine-printed.
- Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
- 1991-89-65
- This object was made by York Wall Paper Company.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Pussy Willow
- machine-printed.
- Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
- 1991-89-79-a,b
- This object was made by York Wall Paper Company.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sidewall (USA)
- machine-printed on paper.
- Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
- 1991-89-148
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall (USA)
- machine-printed.
- Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
- 1991-89-88
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Happy Cow
- flexograph printed on paper.
- Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund.
- 1992-110-4
- This object was made by Marburger Tapetenfabrik.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Nana
- screen-printed paper.
- Gift of Marilyn Hapgood.
- 1992-191-1
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Peter Rabbit
- machine-printed on embossed paper.
- Gift of Marilyn Hapgood.
- 1992-191-6
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Petite Safari
- screen-printed paper.
- Gift of Jacqueline Davidson.
- 1990-83-1
- This object was made by Karl Mann Associates.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Frieze, Kiddies Delight
- machine-printed, embossed, die-cut paper.
- Gift of Louis Risner.
- 1982-36-2
- This object was made by Ideal Wall Friezes.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall, Junk Food
- screen printed.
- Gift of Etalage Fabrics and Wallcoverings, Inc..
- 1982-75-1
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Cat and Canary
- screen printed.
- Gift of John Rombola.
- 1984-102-2
- This object was made by Harben Papers, Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sidewall (USA)
- machine-printed on paper.
- Gift of Dorothy Twining Globus.
- 1980-63-4
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Pilgrim's Progress
- intaglio printed on machine-made paper.
- Gift of Dr. James P. Johnson.
- 1977-42-1-a,b
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Frieze (England)
- block-printed on oatmeal paper.
- Gift of Standard Coated Products.
- 1975-2-4-1/6
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Frieze (USA)
- machine-printed on ingrain paper.
- Gift of Philadelphia Museum of Art.
- 1971-58-6-a/c
- This object was made by M.H. Birge & Sons Co..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 9 images of this object.
- Sidewall, One, Two, Three
- machine printed on paper.
- Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.
- 1991-89-87
- This object was made by Thomas Strahan & Co., Manufactory.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall (possibly USA)
- machine printed with engraved rollers.
- Gift of Aimée and Rosamond Lamb.
- 1973-2-14
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Frieze, Kiddies Delight
- lithograph printed and die-cut.
- Gift of Louis Risner.
- 1982-36-1
- This object was made by Ideal Wall Friezes.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Pencils
- screen printed.
- Gift of Piazza Prints, Inc..
- 1969-56-6
- This object was made by Piazza Prints Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall, A Leopard of My Very Own
- screen printed on paper.
- Gift of Philip Graf.
- 1969-53-1
- This object was made by Philip Graf Wallpapers, Inc..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sample Book, Decorator-Styled Wallpaper
- machine-printed paper, some embossing.
- 1964-55-1-1/195
- This object was made by Sears, Roebuck and Co..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 155 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Little Boy Blue
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.
- 1938-62-58
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall (possibly USA)
- intaglio printed.
- Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.
- 1938-62-49
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall, Merry Go Round
- screen-printed paper.
- Gift of D. Lorraine Yerkes.
- 1940-117-34
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Playtime
- machine-printed paper, oil colors.
- Gift of Empire Wall-Paper Company.
- 1946-97-3-a,b
- This object was made by Crown Wallcoverings Ltd..
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Sidewall (France)
- machine printed on paper.
- Gift of Martin Battersby.
- 1952-147-2
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sidewall, The Months
- machine-printed from engraved rollers.
- Gift of Mrs. Edwin F. Tarbox.
- 1948-77-1
- This object was made by David Walker.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sidewall, Dunham Tavern
- machine-printed.
- Gift of George Caldwell of Strahan Company.
- 1945-41-19
- This object was made by Thomas Strahan & Co., Manufactory.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Sidewall (USA)
- machine-printed on paper.
- Gift of Harvey Smith.
- 1946-57-5-a,b
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
