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- Geometric "Queen Anne" Wallpaper Sample, Designed by Christopher Dresser, 1870-1890 -
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Geometric "Queen Anne" Wallpaper Sample, Designed by Christopher Dresser, 1870-1890
- Wallpaper Used in Firestone Farmhouse Dining Room in Greenfield Village, Reproduced circa 1985 -
- circa 1985
- Collections - Artifact
Wallpaper Used in Firestone Farmhouse Dining Room in Greenfield Village, Reproduced circa 1985
- Floral Wallpaper Sample, 1870-1890 -
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Floral Wallpaper Sample, 1870-1890
- Starburst Wallpaper Sample, 1865-1880 -
- 1865-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Starburst Wallpaper Sample, 1865-1880
- Wallpaper Fragment with Scene from Uncle Tom's Cabin, Used at Crotta House, circa 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, <em>Uncle Tom's Cabin</em>, became a national and international best-seller when first published in 1852. A number of illustrated editions were produced soon after. This section of wallpaper may have been based on one of the illustrations called "Death of Uncle Tom." This section was removed from a house in Ireland -- a testament to the international acclaim of the novel.
- circa 1852
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Wallpaper Fragment with Scene from Uncle Tom's Cabin, Used at Crotta House, circa 1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, became a national and international best-seller when first published in 1852. A number of illustrated editions were produced soon after. This section of wallpaper may have been based on one of the illustrations called "Death of Uncle Tom." This section was removed from a house in Ireland -- a testament to the international acclaim of the novel.
- Wallpaper Sample, "Facets," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1952 - Alexander Girard, renowned mid-century modern designer, began designing colorful and abstract textiles because nothing suitable was available on the market. Similarly, wallpaper appropriate for modern spaces was in short supply. In 1952, Girard designed a line of hand-screened wallpaper for Herman Miller Inc., which featured repetitive geometric patterns in a range of colors.
- 1952
- Collections - Artifact
Wallpaper Sample, "Facets," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1952
Alexander Girard, renowned mid-century modern designer, began designing colorful and abstract textiles because nothing suitable was available on the market. Similarly, wallpaper appropriate for modern spaces was in short supply. In 1952, Girard designed a line of hand-screened wallpaper for Herman Miller Inc., which featured repetitive geometric patterns in a range of colors.
- Trade Card for Plain & Decorative Paper Hanging and Painting, Geo. C. Webb, 1870-1890 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Plain & Decorative Paper Hanging and Painting, Geo. C. Webb, 1870-1890
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Wallpapers Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Milller, circa 1952 - Alexander Girard, renowned mid-century modern designer, began designing colorful and abstract textiles because nothing suitable was available on the market. Similarly, wallpaper appropriate for modern spaces was in short supply. In 1952, Girard designed a line of hand-screened wallpaper for Herman Miller Inc., which featured repetitive geometric patterns in a range of colors.
- circa 1952
- Collections - Artifact
Wallpapers Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Milller, circa 1952
Alexander Girard, renowned mid-century modern designer, began designing colorful and abstract textiles because nothing suitable was available on the market. Similarly, wallpaper appropriate for modern spaces was in short supply. In 1952, Girard designed a line of hand-screened wallpaper for Herman Miller Inc., which featured repetitive geometric patterns in a range of colors.
- Jackson Home Kitchen Paint and Wallpaper Sample, Selma, Alabama, 1950-1955 - The Dr. Sullivan and Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home, originally located in Selma, Alabama, served as a refuge for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders who planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the home from Jawana Jackson, the couple's only child. The home was moved and reconstructed in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
- 1950-1955
- Collections - Artifact
Jackson Home Kitchen Paint and Wallpaper Sample, Selma, Alabama, 1950-1955
The Dr. Sullivan and Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home, originally located in Selma, Alabama, served as a refuge for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders who planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the home from Jawana Jackson, the couple's only child. The home was moved and reconstructed in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Bennie Gardner Portlock, Marie Foster, and Others Celebrate Rose Marie Foster's 16th Birthday, 1954 -
- circa 1954
- Collections - Artifact
Bennie Gardner Portlock, Marie Foster, and Others Celebrate Rose Marie Foster's 16th Birthday, 1954