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Some notes on artist's colors combined with a reference list of Mussini Oil Colors and Mediums, by M. Grumbacher, 160 Fifth Avenue, New York and 55 York Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1932

Location Note

Product catalogues: Art and photography supplies: Art and craft supplies

GUSN

GUSN-267226

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Description

The pamphlet has detailed notes on the colors, brushes and varnishes. The Mussini Oil Colors are manufactured by H. Schmincke & Company according to methods devised by Prof. Cesare Mussini. The product is imported by M. Grumbacher. The M.M. Ross Company, located in Boston and Providence, carries the product for customers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
artists' materials
oil paint (paint)
artists' brushes
varnish
pamphlets

Physical Description

1 pamphlet, 28 pages : illustrations ; 9 x 6 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

1988

Reference Code

EP001.12.003.001.009

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

9 x 6 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Sears House, 1988

Places

Dusseldorf (Düsseldorf district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
New York City (New York state)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Toronto (Toronto Metropolitan Area, Ontario, Canada)
Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

M. Grumbacher Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

pamphlets

Other Organizations

H. Schmincke & Co.

Subjects

Color guides
Huntington Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Stuart Street (Boston, Mass.)

Descriptive Terms

H. Schmincke & Co
M. Grumbacher
M. M. Ross Company

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Art and photography supplies: Art and craft supplies

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