Historic Wallpapers 101

The Museum of Old Newbury preserves and interprets the history of “Old Newbury” including Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury from pre-settlement to the present. Founded in 1877, the Museum carries out its mission through the preservation and administration of the Cushing House, the Perkins Engraving Plant, and other historic structures on its High Street campus and furthers its purpose through lectures, exhibitions, educational programs, publications, and research.

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Enjoy a colorful tour of New England historic wallpapers with Peggy Wishart, Collections Manager at Old York Historical Society.

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<p>Wallpapers, often imported from England and France, decorated the homes of wealthy colonists in the early 1700s and became available to a broader public later in the century. </p><p>Enjoy a colorful tour of New England historic wallpapers with Peggy Wishart, Collections Manager at Old York Historical Society. Learn how to tell the difference between block-printed paper and later machine prints, as well as 20th-century reproduction wallpapers versus the 19th-century original.</p>

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