Treatise on paints, such as are used in the preservation and embellishment of houses, and more especially their interior walls and wooden work : together with a full discussion of the colours & ingredients which assure the permanence of those things to be painted, while pleasing the perception of discriminating persons, and introduced by a philosophical consideration of the nature of colour and its effect upon the mind of man, distributed by Williamsburg Craftsmen, Inc. at their Craft House off Francis Street, in the yard of the Williamsburg Inn, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Date

1937

GUSN

GUSN-324503

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  • Ephemera collection
  • Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  • Paints and varnishes
  • General
  • Paints and varnishes - General - Folder 4
  • Treatise on paints, such as are used in the preservation and embellishment of houses, and more especially their interior walls and wooden work : together with a full discussion of the colours & ingredients which assure the permanence of those things to be painted, while pleasing the perception of discriminating persons, and introduced by a philosophical consideration of the nature of colour and its effect upon the mind of man, distributed by Williamsburg Craftsmen, Inc. at their Craft House off Francis Street, in the yard of the Williamsburg Inn, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
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Description

Background on the development of paints used in Colonial Williamsburg buildings is provided with a list of department stores which carry the approved paints. Jordan Marsh is the distributor in Boston.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
paint (coating)
house paint
walls
woodwork
houses
dwellings
department stores
pamphlets

Physical Descrption

1 pamphlet, 6 pages ; 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.086.01.04.026

Image Dimensions

9 1/2 x 6 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Williamsburg Indep. City (Virginia) [independent city]
Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Williamsburg Indep. City, Virginia) [historic site]
Brooklyn (New York City, New York state) [borough]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Williamsburg Craftsmen, Inc. (Publisher)
John W. Masury & Son (Manufacturer)
Dietz Press (Richmond, Va.)

Material Type

pamphlets

Other Organizations

Jordan Marsh Company

Subjects

House painting
Color in interior decoration

Description Level

Item

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