Correct Wall Papers for Year 1918

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Distributor
Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc., 1872
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Mail order sample book containing wallpaper samples, room illustrations, color illustrations of sidewall and border combinations, and hanging instructions. The catalogue also contains listings for Sanitas, vitrophane, wood moldings and tools. Book contains full range of sidewall papers including embossed, oatmeal papers and independent ceilings.
97 pages of samples (count is only of samples)
Credit Line
Gift of Various Donors
1918
Accession Number
1980-78-14-1/98
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
sample books
Wallcoverings
Object Name
Sample book
Type
Sample book
Medium
Machine-printed paper, with embossed and oatmeal papers
Dimensions
H x W x D: 15 x 22.5 x 2 cm (5 7/8 x 8 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
made in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Wallcoverings Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1980-78-14-1_98
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq495ca3144-10dd-4082-a3f3-93683a64dac4
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