White cotton canvas painted olive. 8" border above hem of leaf-filled vases alternating with trapezoidal scrolls in gilt paint; bronze flacking and glitter. 1-1/2" hem; wooden bar inserted. Wooden roller nailed to top; metal spring at top. Circular tin pull attached at hem; other pull tied to it.
roller shades
cotton (textile)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Pull, Shade
Pull, Shade
Printed paper label glued to roller: KNAPP SHADE ROLLER/[followed by directions for installation. Patent info along sides.]
Original To Daniel Peterson Woodbury House,
Knapp Shade Roller (Manufacturer)
70 x 37 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Misses Ruth A. and Dorcas L. Woodbury
1969.450B
1876 (circa)
New Hampshire (United States)
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