Useful hints on wall paper, H. F. Newman, 60 Park Square, Boston, Mass., 1898

Date

1898

GUSN

GUSN-361261

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Description

The sample pamphlet contains tips and instructions for new homeowners and consumers on how to decorate their new homes. Tips include what colors to use in specific rooms of the house (specifically the north and south rooms), kinds of backgrounds and the effects they have on the house's overall look, and how to size and apply the wallpaper. Within the pamphlet is a sample of patterned wallpaper. The back of the pamphlet contains a calendar for the year of 1898.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
sample books
ephemera
pamphlets

Physical Descrption

1 sample book ; 4 3/4 x 6 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.123.01.01.051

Credit Line

Gift of Lawrence Sorli, 1970

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

H. F. Newman

Material Type

ephemera
pamphlets

Other Organizations

H. F. Newman

Description Level

Item

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