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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 on 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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 (China), 1939
block printed on paper.
1980-77-9-1/29

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

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 25 images of this object.

Faux bois or imitation woodgrain pattern; off-whitestriations with large stripes of green and ocher on dark tan ground.

Sidewall - Sample, Woody, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-33

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

Faux damask or velvet pattern; upside-down stylized pineapples placed in the gaps of a diamond lattice pattern formed of horizontal hatching and alternating feathery leaves and sunburst motifs; stylized pear motifs at the intersections of the lattice; motifs have stencil effect; color scheme of pale cream on tan.

Sidewall - Sample, Pineapple Damask, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-36

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

Front and back cover of a sample book that was disbound. A detail of each of the patterns in the book is arranged in off-set columns. Each detail has name of pattern printed underneath. Katzenbach and Warren monogram printed at the base. Color scheme of cream on dark blue ground.

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

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 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.

Single vertical arrangement of carnations on their stalks sprouting irregularly left and right; flowers and curved petals are depicted large-scale in detail with green and yellow colors; ground is pale beige.

Sidewall - Sample, Malmaison Carnation, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-29

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

Variety of birdcages in different styles rendered in simple brown linework and arranged irregularly on pale red-brown ground; random yellow highlights printed slightly off the linework.

Sidewall - Sample, Birdcage, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-30

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.

Pattern of a magnified chicken wire fence in white on gray ground

Sidewall - Sample, Chicken Wire, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-9

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

Stylized large-scale flower and palm leaf motifs scattered irregularly on off-white ground; the motifs are all unique; some of the motifs are salmon color and others light ocher; occasionally the salmon motifs are highlighted in ocher and vice versa.

Sidewall - Sample, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-26

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

Variety of birdcages in different styles rendered in simple black linework and arranged irregularly on pale off-white ground; random light gray highlights printed slightly off the linework.

Sidewall - Sample, Birdcage, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-31

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

Faux damask or velvet pattern; upside-down stylized pineapples placed in the gaps of a diamond lattice pattern formed of horizontal hatching and alternating feathery leaves and sunburst motifs; stylized pear motifs at the intersections of the lattice; motifs have stencil effect; color scheme of dark red on red.

Sidewall - Sample, Pineapple Damask, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-35

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.

Pattern of a magnified chicken wire fence in metallic gold on a yellow-brown ground

Sidewall - Sample, Chicken Wire, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-10

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

Brick pattern; bricks are beige with tan edges; mortar is light brown; pattern identified on sample book cover “Bricks”

Sidewall - Sample, Bricks, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-22

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.

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.

Pattern in two wide vertical columns, left column features pattern of small feathers overlapping diagonally to form side-by-side vertical bands; right column shows two Audubon bird illustrations, one of ducks and the other of sandpipers?, placed one on top the other with white space between. Printed in browns and tans on off-white ground.

Sidewall - Sample, Game Birds, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-2

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

All-over pattern of daisies with blue and green stems irregularly arranged on black ground; each flowerhead and stem is unique, seemingly marked out in quick brushstrokes; on the trim the pattern is identified as “Marguerites”

Sidewall - Sample, Marguerites, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-3

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

Pattern of fantastical chinoiserie scenes cut out like shadow puppets on a background of polka dots; entire pattern is in a single shade of red on white ground; two scenes, one of an old man fishing while seated on a table with vase of flowers and the other of a young man with a ponytail kneeling and wooing a woman with a full-skirted dress, hat, and parasol.

Sidewall - Sample, Chinese Brocade, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-7

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.

Stylized large-scale flower and palm leaf motifs scattered irregularly on dark olive-green ground; the motifs are all unique; some of the motifs are black and others bright blue; occasionally the black motifs are highlighted in blue and vice versa.

Sidewall - Sample, Caribbean leaf, 1948
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1-25

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.