Columbia Shade Cloth Co., fringe, lace and insertion catalogue 1903, corner 17th Street & Broadway, New York, New York

Search Collections

Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1903

GUSN

GUSN-317373

You can find this within

Ephemera collection
Product catalogues
Interior decoration and finishes
Window treatments
Columbia Shade Cloth Co., fringe, lace and insertion catalogue 1903, corner 17th Street & Broadway, New York, New York
(current record)

Browse Collection

Ephemera collection
- Product catalogues
  - Interior decoration and finishes
    - Window treatments

Description

The box has eight individual sample booklets, envelopes and order forms. Two of the sample slots are empty. There is an eight page catalog with photographs of the lace and fringe inserts. There are two typewritten price lists from the Boston office, one dated January 1, 1904 and one dated February 1, 1904. There are three cards with dimensions and price lists for shade cloth lines. The figure of Miss Columbia with an eagle is the Company logo.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
windows
shades (coverings)
boxes (containers)
trade catalogs
price lists

Physical Description

1 box : color samples ; 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.013.008.010

Image Dimensions

13 1/4 x 10 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Jane and Richard Nylander, 2012.

Places

New York City (New York state)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
Detroit (Wayne county, Michigan)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Columbia Shade Cloth Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

boxes (containers)
trade catalogs
price lists

Subjects

Women in art
Eagles
Kingston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Columbia (Symbolic character)

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].