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Fine wallpapers with borders and related fabrics. Patterns include Avalon, Banyan, Berkeley Square, Beverley, Blair, Brandon, Brunswick, Bruton Damask, Burdette, Cherry Hill, Delft Tiles, Diamond Floral, Hopewell, Kent, Langley, Liverpool Birds, Lynn, Milford, Oakhall, Portsmouth Pineapple, Potpourri, Princess Anne, Shir O Shakkar, Snowhill, Windsor Rose, and Winterberry. Each design is shown in a documentary colorway along with additional colorways. Coordinated fabric swatches are included. Also included with this sample book are 36 tear sheets in full color showing other K&W Williamsburg collection wallpapers in situ.

Sample Book, Williamsburg Museum Prints, 1984
machine and screen printed on paper.
Gift of the Estate of Robert Dozier.
2007-30-7-1/125

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 125 images of this object.

Book of children's wallpapers. Combination sets of wallpapers and borders. Fifteen different patterns are shown, each with coordinating sidewalls and borders or dados. Each of the following titles appear in multiple colorway: Safari Border, Jungle Leaves, Zoo Stripe, Ducky, Tossed Stars, Clouds & Stars, Wee Bud Stripe, Wee Bud, Eyelet Stripe, All-Over Eyelet, Bow Flowers, Bow Stripe, Bedtime Bows Borders, Tots, Castle Border, Rocket Stripe, Star Streaks, Earth Rise Border, Sheep Time Border, Little Boy Blue Border, Mini Dot, Mini Dot Reverse, Mini Plaid, Plate Time Border, Stephanie, Toyland Border, Dollhouse Border, Rose Vine, Tossed Roses, Rose Stencil Border, Kings Horses, Kings Plaid, Humpty Dumpty Border.

Sample Book, More Katzenbach Kids, 1987
screen printed on vinyl.
Gift of Claudia Vargisy.
1997-151-2-1/143

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 155 images of this object.

Contains 91 pages of 23 designs including designs by Lanette Scheeline and Ilonka Karasz. Design titles include: Bay Tree, Pine Tree, Mexican Street Scene, Bengal, Boundary, Monastera Leaf, Firmament, Veiling and Flowers, China Seas, Flying Birds, Bamboo Shadows, Grasses, Tiling, Persian Garden, Circus, Palisades Marble, Fancy Flowers, Spring Bulbs, Chinese Gauze, Cinderella, Daisy and Fern, Italian Book Paper, Pomegranate and Pineapple, Circle and Diamond and Emperor's Gold Fish. Each design appears in multiple colorways. Contains 2 children's papers. The use of photography, photoengraving and intaglio printing allows for a faithful reproduction. Many pages have been cut.

Sample Book, American Futures, Book #15, 1954
machine printed on paper.
1980-77-3-1/115

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 170 images of this object.

161 pages of 43 sidewall and border designs. Includes "Courtyard" and Courtyard Texture", Wisconsin", "Paper Butterfly" by Ilonka Karasz, and "Sentimental Journey" by Victor Proetz.

Sample Book, Katzenbach & Warren Book #12, 1948
machine printed on paper.
1980-77-2-1/172

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 175 images of this object.

168 pages of 40 different sidewall and border designs. Includes "In Line" and "Ducks and Grasses" by Ilonka Karasz.

Sample Book, Book No. 11, 1948
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Unknown Donor.
1980-77-1-1/178

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 269 images of this object.

Sample Book, Rainbow Garden, Vol. 46, 1976

Sample Book, Rainbow Garden, Vol. 46, 1976
screen printed.
1977-41-1-1/75

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 88 images of this object.

Designs by several well-known artists, including Courtyard, Courtyard Texture, and possibly Doorway, Beach, and Paper Butterflies by Ilonka Karasz; Shells & Rope by Marion Dorn, Mangoes by Lanette Scheeline, Kites by William Justema. Also includes designs by Zue Martin, Tina Leser Workshop and others.

Sample Book, American Futures III, 1956
intaglio-printed paper; plastic coated.
Gift of various donors.
1980-77-4-1/86

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 79 images of this object.

Horizontal rectangle. Hard cover bound with glossy red paper with stencil pattern No. 130 "Enoch Frye". Printed title, emblem, manufacturer's name and "Related Fabrics and Wallpaper: Plastic coated papers".

Sample Book, The Greenbrook IV Collection, 1959
machine-printed.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1959-154-1-1/114

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 64 images of this object.

Book includes 31 patterns with multiple colorways of most patterns. Includes Central Park and Chicken Wire by Ilonka Karasz, Etruscan, Lanterns, Chinese Peony, Fancy Fruits and Vegetables by Marion Dorn, Baiae and Cathedral by Paul Johnson, White Birches by Lanette, and Midnight Supper by Peter Mitchell. Also includes a black and white photo insert of Stairs by Ilonka karasz. Also included is House & Garden Cook Book Wallpaper printed in the blueprint process.

Sample Book, The American Court Collection - The Beige Collection, Volume D,...
screen-printed and mezzotone print on paper.
1980-77-6-1/65

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 58 images of this object.

Sample book covered with wallpaper "The True Vine" (designed by William Justema), in orange, pink and drab on off-white, with orange cloth spine. The book contains sixteen handprinted designs.

Sample Book, American Court Collection F., 1962
screen printed.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1963-65-1-1/57

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 57 images of this object.

Licensed manufacture of major Williamsburg reproductions. Multiple colorways of the following titles: Alphabet Stripe, Beaufort, Brighton, Carolina Toile, Castle Hill, Carlton, Chinese Peony, Comical Alphabet, Flowering Tree, Hamilton Stripe, Lotus Damask, Marquis, Pagoda Brocade, Regence, Ribbon Stripe, Sheraton, Stencil Square, Tea Box, Wallace Damask, Williamsburg Moire, Wythe House Stripe. Each of the wallpapers has matching borders and fabrics.

Sample Book, The Golden Age of Williamsburg, 1986
screen printed on vinyl.
Gift of Claudia Vargisy.
1997-151-4-1/117

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 52 images of this object.

Contains thirty-three examples of reproductions. Paper cover in light gray with black printing.

Sample Book, Williamsburg Restoration Wall-paper Reproductions, 1948
screen printed.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-3-1/45

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 45 images of this object.

Sample Book, Hand-Crafted Spanish Cork Wallcoverings, ca. 1978

Sample Book, Hand-Crafted Spanish Cork Wallcoverings, ca. 1978
48.5 x 39 cm (19 1/8 x 15 3/8 in.).
1979-52-1-1/69

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 45 images of this object.

"A Wallpaper collection that mirrors the spirit of our 13 original states..." Printed by machine, lithography and silk screen. Includes "Williamsburg Restoration Reproductions" and "Williamsburg Restoration Commemorative Paper Hangings." Twenty designs with color alternates.

Sample Book, The Finest in Wallpaper, 1953–54
machine-printed, lithography, and screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1954-65-3-1/101

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 43 images of this object.

Includes borders, sidewalls, panels, scenics and architectural panel decorations. Includes designs by Denys Fitzpatrick, Zue Martin, William Katzenbach, Ilonka Karasz, Lanette Scheeline and Marion V. Dorn. The designs include: Pear and Apple border, Ticking Stripe, Silk, Sea Shell Border, Spatter, Spiral Ribbon Border, Tent Stripe, Accordion Border, Spanish Brick, Aztec Border, Triangle Stripe, Bengal, Spanish Key Border, Dotted Weave, Grass Cloth, Santa Fe Border, Adobe Block, Etruscan Wave Border, Greenbrook Spatter, Greek Meander, Woolsuede Wallcovering, Alexandria, Pavilion Palm, Aviary, The Canaletto Panels, Caneel Bay Panels by Marion Dorn, Five Trees by Ilonka Karasz, The Kingston Panels, The Unicorn Panels, American Landscape by Ilonka karasz, Dorado Palm Trees by Lanette, The Williamsburg Commemorative Series, and New York-1798. Each of the designs appears in multiple colorways.

Sample Book, The American Court Collection, 1961
screen-printed paper.
Gift of Greg Sund.
1979-52-2-1/103

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 80 images of this object.

Sample Book, "The American Court Collection" Vol. B, 1955

Sample Book, "The American Court Collection" Vol. B, 1955
screen printed on paper.
1980-77-5-1/32

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 40 images of this object.

All of the designs derive from antique patterns of historic and legendary interest. Book has a deep blue fabric cover, printed with the maker's name in Chinese characters, surrounded by five lucky bats. Above and below this: "Chinese Papers Vol. 2/ W.E. Katzenbach". Printed in white.

Sample Book, "Imported Chinese Handblocked Wallpapers", Vol. 2, 1939
block-printed paper.
1980-77-9-1/29

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 29 images of this object.

All of the designs derive from antique patterns of historic and legendary interest. Book has a burgundy fabric cover, printed with the maker's name in Chinese characters, surrounded by five lucky bats. Printed in metallic gold.

Sample Book (China), 1939
block printed on paper.
1980-77-8-1/29

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 29 images of this object.

Twenty-five examples of striped wallpaper with four examples of complimentary plain paper. Paper cover. Contemporary designs.

Sample Book, Book 3x Stripes, ca. 1945
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-4-1/25

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This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 25 images of this object.

Pattern with motif of enlarged stockinette knitting stitch diagram; color scheme of brown on cream ground.

Sidewall - Sample, Knitting, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-41

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Motif of two s-curves overlaid diagonally then repeated horizontally with overlap forming pattern with diamonds and pointed arches; curves formed of thin blue bands; ground is pinkish tan.

Sidewall - Sample, Arabesque, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-40

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Motif of two s-curves overlaid diagonally then repeated horizontally with overlap forming pattern with diamonds and pointed arches; curves formed of thin off-white bands with thinner orange bands inset; ground is dark sage green.

Sidewall - Sample, Arabesque, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-39

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

All-over pattern of stylized meadow; no clear repeat; many varieties of flowers and leaves; pattern has stenciled effect with simple two-tone color scheme of light sage green on cream.

Sidewall - Sample, Millefleurs, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-38

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

All-over pattern of stylized meadow; no clear repeat; many varieties of flowers and leaves; pattern has stenciled effect with simple two-tone color scheme of brown on beige.

Sidewall - Sample, Millefleurs, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-37

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Faux bois or imitation woodgrain pattern; white and black striations over larger stripes of gray on charcoal gray ground.

Sidewall - Sample, Woody, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-34

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Faux bois or imitation woodgrain pattern; light-brown with dark-brown grain and all-over field of small brown streaks to add to sense of texture.

Sidewall - Sample, Woody, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-32

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Stylized irregular chinoiserie or Japonesque cloud pattern formed from white horizontal and vertical hatched lines; further tan and orange diagonal hatched lines radiate irregularly from the white hatches; ground is dark tan.

Sidewall - Sample, Cloud Brocade, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-27

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Pattern of horse-and-rider rendered as light brown outlines on yellowish beige ground ; six unique horse-and-rider figures arranged in a pyramidal cluster are repeated in downward diagonal bands; the curlicues filling the pattern are all somewhat unique.

Sidewall - Sample, Calico Horsemen, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-24

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Pattern of horse-and-rider rendered as red outlines with red polka-dot fill with red curlicues in between; six unique horse-and-rider figures arranged in a pyramidal cluster are repeated in downward diagonal bands; the curlicues filling the pattern are all somewhat unique; ground of dark blue-grey.

Sidewall - Sample, Calico Horsemen, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-23

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Horizontal rows of arches, off-set vertically so that the bases of each arch are placed above the crowns of the ones beneath them; hanging from the center of each arch is a bauble-like almond-shaped form; spandrels of the arches formed from fish-scale or net pattern; color scheme of white with dark grey highlights on a pale pinkish grey ground.

Sidewall - Sample, Pavane, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-19

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Pattern of skeletons dancing and in repose; repeat is formed of a square of nine skeleton designs repeated in off-set vertical columns; color scheme of white on dark blue.

Sidewall - Sample, Skeletons, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-15

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Abstract continuous line design; irregular clusters of square motifs repeated like a checkerboard; motifs formed from a squashed wavy line that is alternately strongly horizontal or vertical; color scheme a subtle mix of light pastel colors on medium gray.

Sidewall - Sample, In Line, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-14

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Abstract continuous line design; irregular clusters of square motifs repeated like a checkerboard; motifs formed from a squashed wavy line that is alternately strongly horizontal or vertical; color scheme of dark red on dark blue, with occasional large blob-like areas where the lines are pale orange or light blue; a single amoeba-like outline in light blue floats in the upper left on top of the underlying pattern.

Sidewall - Sample, In Line, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-13

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Pattern of stylized branches with thin, two-tone yellow-and-green leaves and white stems on a black ground; branches are reflected across vertical axis with slight variations in design of each motif.

Sidewall - Sample, Willow, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-12

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

Pattern of stylized willow branches with thin, two-tone white-and-grey leaves and white stems on a beige ground; branches are reflected across vertical axis with slight variations in design of each motif.

Sidewall - Sample, Willow, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-11

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.