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Album of colonial reproductions, Thomas Strahan Company, Chelsea, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1938-04-15

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: Wallpaper (2 of 2)

GUSN

GUSN-268210

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Description

The sample descriptions provide the locations, historic houses and persons associated with the wallpaper. A brief history of wallpaper and the Strahan Company is included in the foreword. Strahan no. 7459, "Appleton," was loaned for reproduction by William Sumner Appleton. The Company has showrooms in New York and Chicago.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
wallpapers
wall coverings
interior decoration
trade catalogs

Physical Description

1 trade catalog : illustrations ; 11 1/2 x 10 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

1943-06-04

Reference Code

EP001.12.013.007.020

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

11 1/2 x 10 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas Strahan Company, June 4, 1943.

Places

Chelsea (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Thomas Strahan Company (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Other People

Appleton, William Sumner, 1874-1947

Descriptive Terms

Thomas Strahan Company

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: Wallpaper (2 of 2)

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