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Charter Oak Decorations

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    Charter Oak Wallpaper Company

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    The sample book contains a variety of designs for all the rooms of the home. Many patterns are shown with a complimentary paper. Includes a children's paper with rocket ships and space stations, a western theme with cowboys and Indians, a wood grain, a selection of kitchen and bathroom papers, a nursery paper. Two independent ceiling papers. All designs are shown in multiple colorways.

    Credit Line

    Museum purchase from Friends of Wallcoverings Fund

    Date

    1948

    Accession Number

    1995-87-2

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    Wallcoverings

    Object Name

    Sample book

    Type

    Sample book

    Medium

    Machine-printed paper

    Dimensions

    Overall: 50.5 x 45 x 5.5 cm (19 7/8 x 17 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

    made in

    Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Wallcoverings Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a5d06c96-c272-4e4c-9072-ea9168937922

    Record ID

    chndm_1995-87-2

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