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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.

Sample Book, Charter Oak Decorations, 1948
machine-printed on paper.
Museum purchase from Friends of Wallcoverings Fund.
1995-87-2

This object was made by Charter Oak Wallpaper Company.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 141 images of this object.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Sample Book, Amer-Tec, 1952
machine-printed paper, plastic coated.
Gift of Sigfrid K. Lonegren, Inc..
1954-12-1-1/51

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Sample Book (USA), ca. 1910
paper, leather, cotton, silk; printed.
Gift of Augusta Dillon.
1949-82-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Eleven wallpapers with their color alternates: Rhinelander Mansion, Fifth Avenue, Calling Card, Tendril, Picture Gallery, Pierrepont, Harvest Holiday, Elegance, Heiress, Honeysuckle, and Washington Arch.

Sample Book, Amer-Tec, 1952
machine-printed paper, plastic coated.
Gift of Sigfrid K. Lonegren, Inc..
1952-132-1-1/51

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

Includes, with color alternates, the following wallpapers: Trees, Twine, Broken Ladder, Checks, Round, The River, Deep Water, Lakatoi, Dandelion, Chameleon, Intracte, Singora Sail, Talisman. The book is setup to show the papers in pairs, in color coordinating sets of companion papers.

Sample Book, Wallpaper by Denst and Soderlund, 1952–53
screen-printed paper, vinyl.
Gift of Denst and Soderlund.
1952-126-1-1/54

This object was made by Denst and Soderland.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 30 images of this object.

Collection of patterns put together by Alfred Peats. Each of the patterns is part of a matched set consisting of a sidewall, frieze and ceiling paper. Each design is shown in mulitple colorways.

Sample Book, Alfred Peats No. 4, 1908
machine-printed paper, embossed.
1979-46-1-1/139

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 114 images of this object.

A large variety of designs with most shown in multiple colorways. The papers include patterns for all rooms of the home including kitchen and bathroom papers, and papers for children and teens. There are wood grain and brick patterns, moiré and rough plaster effects, also a harlequin design. A collection of ceiling papers is shown at the end. All designs are very traditional in nature. All are roller printed, with some being embossed. Papers are shown with their coordinates.

Sample Book, Decorator-Styled Wallpaper, 1955–1960
machine-printed paper, some embossing.
1964-55-1-1/195

This object was made by Sears, Roebuck and Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 160 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.

Sample book of children's wallpapers and borders is divided in two sections: designs for boys and girls. The boys papers are all on one side of the book, while the girls papers are accessed from the opposite side. Designer names and dates are listed for each design. Each design is shown in multiple color ways and also include fabric swatches.

Sample Book, Gear Kids, 1988
screen printed, flocked on vinyl and vinyl coated paper.
Gift of Claudia Vargisy.
1997-151-6-1/123

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 114 images of this object.

Collections of Williamsburg wallpaper reproductions and commemorative paperhangings, bound in hard white linen covers.

Sample Book, Williamsburg: Wallpaper Reproductions and Commemorative Paper...
machine-printed.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1957-75-1-1/51

This object was made by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 23 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.

Documentary collection of French-inspired designs including paisley, toile, Chinoiserie and crewel designs. Each design shown in mulitple colorways. Matching fabric swatches included. Color photograph shows wallpaper in situ.

Sample Book, Documentaire French Classical Imports, Volume II, 1965–67
machine-printed.
Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology.
1998-75-192-1/70

This object was made by Wall Trends, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 70 images of this object.

Small scale representations of designs to be printed as large scale murals: overscale weeds, geometricized flowers, building facades, sun face, Oriental carpet, letter forms, linear composition suggesting landscape, eagle, playing cards, trees, 1920s fashion models, antique automobiles. The titles include: "Ode to a Wild Carrot", "Memento of a Summer Past", "Around the Corner on 8th Street", "Hyperion", "Abracadabra", "Writing on the Wall", "A Gentle Pleasure-Roaming in Indiana", "Nighthawk", "Mississippi", "Beyond the Path-You Can See the Sky", "Age of Innocence", and "Memorabilia".

Sample Book, Environment 15, 1966
screen printed on muslin tapestry and paper.
Gift of The Jack Denst Designs, Inc..
1969-95-1-1/52

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 38 images of this object.

Sample book contains mostly floral medallion papers in matched sets with several patterns available in mulitple colorways. Each set includes a sidewall, frieze and ceiling paper.

Sample Book, Alfred Peats Prize Wallpaper, ca. 1910
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Mr. Jack Brown and Ms. Martha Brown.
1987-94-2-1/136

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 68 images of this object.

21 wallpaper designs with samples of coordinating fabrics.

Sample Book, Accent, Collection XXV, ca. 1975
screen printed.
1975-56-1-1/90

This object was made by Scalamandré.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.

1) Horizontal rows of rough-hewn stone over-printed with fine vertical lines. Printed in beige, tan, taupe, brown, and metallic gold.

Sample Book, Taliesin Line of Decorative Wallpapers, 1956
screen printed on lightly embossed paper.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Miller.
1980-71-4-1/26

This object was made by F. Schumacher & Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sample book of woolen suiting fabric from various manufacturers in plain colors, plaids and various weaves.

Sample Book (USA), ca. 1920
clothbound covers, woven wool samples.
1960-69-2

This object was made by H.G. Moore & Company and Hudson River Fabrics Company and Commodore Woolen Company and Richard Fensterer and Company.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 103 images of this object.

Bound volume: Twenty-six wallpaper samples of four patterns (designs 103, 704, 705, 706). Six pages of description and photographs of the patterns in room settings and/or Wright buildings.

Sample Book, Taliesin Line, 1956
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine.
1967-90-6-1/26

This object was made by F. Schumacher & Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Consists of 95 sidewalls and 73 borders. Gold embossed title on black paper cover. Papers consist of imitations of textures and woods, floral borders, stripes, large over-all patterns

Sample Book, Wallpapers of Merit, Book No. 3, 1917
machine-printed.
Gift of Robert C. Kaufmann.
1975-34-1-1/168

This object was made by I. Lappin Wallpaper.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Ninety wallpaper samples of forty-four different patterns. Printed in color on vinyl and Mylar foils. Patterns include: Keuffel, Earth Diagonals, New Shoes, Conversations, Signal, Susy Bell, Surprise, GRRRrrr, Domus Pluras, Math, Big Sioux, Times Square, Grandma's Flower Garden, Columbus Circle, Prairie Flower, K & E, Chrysanthemums, Mosaic, Gladriel, Summer Sunday, Wilderwood, Ferns, Ripples, Wonki-Tonki, Stuart, Tabago, Raining Cats & Dogs, Lorien, L.B. Jawbreakers, Miller's Pond, Ondine, Morgan, Grid, Tar, Variations, Biafra, Chevron stitch, Tenth Street, Oconaluftee, Grass Harp, Up, Harebell, Cary and Turtle Bay. Some patterns are illustrated with a black and white photo showing the repeating pattern installed on a wall. GRRRrrr and Turtle Bay are children's wallpapers.

Sample Book, Blue River Handprints Vol. 1, 1971
screen-printed vinyl, mylar.
Transfer from the Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C..
1995-152-1-1/90

This object was made by Blue River Handprints.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 118 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.

Sample book of woolen suiting fabric from various manufacturers in plain colors, plaids and various weaves.

Sample Book (USA), ca. 1920
clothbound covers, woven wool samples.
1960-69-1

This object was made by Hudson River Fabrics Company and Commodore Woolen Company and H.G. Moore & Company and Richard Fensterer and Company.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 67 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.

Photomurals available in both black and white and sepia tones shown in situ. The three different views include Jackson Lake, Carmel by the Sea, and Reflection Lake, Mount Lassen National Park.

Sample Book, Backgrounds for Better Living, 1948
photomurals.
Gift of Various Donors.
1980-78-1-1/7

This object was made by Foto Murals of California.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 16 images of this object.

Contains forty contemporary designs by leading designers. The "Audubon Game Birds" is a photo-lithograph. Includes "Skeletons" by William Justema, "In Line" by Ilonka Karasz.

Sample Book (USA)
screen-printed on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1949-46-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 30 images of this object.

This book contains mural miniatures. The designs include Kensington, Dresden Floral, Fountains, Central Park, San Francisco, Meadow Song, Caravan, Flower Cart, Bay Tree, Willow Bank, Snow Pine, Chinese Modern, Viennese Garden, Sorrento, Centurion, Linden Bower, Bird & Flower, Pheasant, Zodiac Maps and Stags. Each mural is shown is multiple colorways.

Sample Book, Distinctive Scenics, ca. 1959
screen printed.
Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology.
1998-75-193

This object was made by Van Luit & Company.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 42 images of this object.

Screen printed with fabric swatches. Floral, paisley and plaid designs printed in pastel colors.

Sample Book, Show Pieces, May 1984
screen printed acrylic coated with fabric swatches.
1986-33-6-1/99

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 99 images of this object.

L'Odyssée Africaine celebrates Africa. This design assemblage is comprised of 20th century interpretations of the beauty and exotica of the "Cradle of Mankind", including animals of the wild, botanical wonders, abstract and geometric patterns of awesome imagination. Reference to objects of art and delightful and wondrous colors.

Sample Book, L'Odyssee Africaine, 1995
machine-printed.
Gift of FSC Wallcoverings.
1997-14-1-1/83

This object was made by F. Schumacher & Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 83 images of this object.

Pastel colored designs including plaids, irregular stripes, birds and seemingly random brush strokes. Small patterns on open backgrounds. 13 different designs, each shown in multiple colorways.

Sample Book, Contemporary Avenues, 1981
screen printed, acrylic coated.
1986-33-9-1/110

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 12 images of this object.

Mural miniatures. Contains samples of "Forest Primeval", "Labyrinth", "Wild Kingdom", "Medici", "Snug Harbor", "Era", "Dreams", "Gateway", "Romanesque", "Los Arbols", "Ah Youth", "Madame Butterfly", "Tiffany Times", "Chang Dynasty", "Rendezvous", "Chung Tzo", "Candide", "Roaring Twenties" and "Harbor View". Each of the samples is shown in multiple colorways. Designs include both traditional and contemporary murals.

Sample Book, Murals by Fine Art, 1970–80
screen printed.
Gift of Raphael Kalkstein.
1994-77-1-1/59

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 53 images of this object.

Ten different patterns in wallcoverings and correlated fabrics. The book contains ten different patterns, each shown in five colorways along with a single fabric swatch for each design. The designs include Sanscrit, Persian Feather, Moon Tracks, Coptic Columns, Amish Garden, Emerald Swirl, Inca Palette, Rose of the Wind, Shoji Grid, and Porphyry.

Sample Book, Mary McFadden's Vision, 1978
screen-printed vinyl.
Gift of Richard Kirkham.
1979-47-1-1/53

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 30 images of this object.

Contains sidewall papers and their coordinating borders. Also contains a series of photographs showing room settings featuring the wallpaper samples.

Sample Book, Books Nos. 4 & 6, 1931
machine printed on paper.
Gift of James P. Hammer, Jr..
1996-50-1-1/168

This object was made by Empire Wallpaper and Paint Co., Inc.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 92 images of this object.

Sample book of wallcoverings and coordinated fabrics devoted entirely to authentic Mexican designs. The Mexican palette is documented in five design groups: Pre-Columbian, Calla Lilly, Fruit Market, Pottery and Folkloric Splendor.

Sample Book, Casa Hermosa (Beautiful Home), 1995
machine-printed on paper.
Gift of Imperial Wallcoverings, Inc..
1999-4-1-1/93

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 98 images of this object.

These designs are based on objects within the Smithsonian Institution collections. Each design is shown in mulfiple colorways, with matching fabric swatches.

Sample Book, Wallpaper and Fabric Adaptations from the Smithsonian...
screen printed.
1979-52-4-1/82

This object was made by F. Schumacher & Co..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 31 images of this object.