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Cretonne solves the problem, a manual of interior decoration with special emphasis on the selection, use and care of Puritan cretonnes, by Rosalie Norton, 3rd edition, published by F.A. Foster & Co., Inc., 322 Summer Street, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1926

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: Fabrics

GUSN

GUSN-267344

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Description

Suggestions for using cretonne draperies in various rooms in the home, including making slipcovers and lamp shades with the fabric. There is a separate brochure "Puritan paper patterns for making home draperies," inside the manual.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
textiles
draperies (curtains)
interior decoration
houses
dwellings
manuals (instructional materials)

Physical Description

1 manual, 35 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 12 x 9 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.013.002.007

Image Dimensions

12 x 9 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Norton, Rosalie (Author)
F.A. Foster and Company, Inc (Boston, Mass.) (Publisher)

Material Type

manuals (instructional materials)

Subjects

Summer Street (Boston, Mass.)

Descriptive Terms

Rosalie Norton
F.A. Foster and Company

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: Fabrics

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